哇
wāwa HSK6

wow!

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approved by Peter Olson · Nov 16, 2021, 05:18 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Nov 16, 2021, 05:18 PM

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Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 圭 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
圭
圭 Sound component
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqreː
qʷraː

說文解字

《說文》：“哇，諂聲也。从口，圭聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)