窩
wō HSK7

nest

窝 (窩) wō
litter measure word
classifier for a brood or a litter of animals born at one time

这只狗生了一窝小狗。

zhè zhī gǒu shēng le yī wō xiǎo gǒu.

This dog gave birth to a litter of puppies.

nest noun
a nest, lair, or den used by animals as a home

他在树上发现了一个鸟窝。

tā zài shù shàng fā​xiàn le yī gè niǎo wō.

He found a bird's nest in the tree.

bend verb
to bend something or stay in a cramped, curled position

把铁丝窝个钩。

bǎ tiě​sī wō gè gōu.

Bend the iron wire into a hook.

dwelling noun
a place where people live or gather, often used in a derogatory sense for illicit activities

警察端掉了那个赌窝。

jǐng​chá duān​diào le nà gè dǔ wō.

The police busted that gambling den.

harbor verb
to harbor, shelter, or hide someone or something

你不能把偷来的赃物窝在自己家里。

nǐ bù néng bǎ tōu​lái de zāng​wù wō zài zì​jǐ jiā lǐ.

You cannot harbor stolen goods in your own home.

hollow noun
a pit or depression on the human body

他感觉自己的心口窝有一阵沉闷的疼痛。

tā gǎn​jué zì​jǐ de xīn​kǒu wō yǒu yī zhèn chén​mèn de téng​tòng.

He felt a dull pain in the pit of his stomach.

suppress verb
to hold in check or keep feelings pent up

他心里窝了一肚子火。

tā xīn​li wō le yī dù​zi huǒ.

He was simmering with pent-up anger.

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,962nd most common 38.5 per million
Movie subtitles
1,960th most common 20.8 per million appears in 11% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
13.0 per million appears in 6% of films
Written text
24.9 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Simplified
窝
Strokes
13
Unicode
U+7AA9

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)