爪哇

爪

zhǎo

哇

wa̅

Java (island of Indonesia) / Java (programming language)

Characters and words in 爪哇

爪

zhǎo = zh + ao3

foot of a bird or animal / paw / claws / talons

爪

zhuǎ = zhu + a3

(coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) grew a claw (爪) on each tentacle. In the ashram (a3) he looks even more dangerous this way.

哇

wa̅ = w + a1

Wow! / sound of child's crying / sound of vomiting

哇 = 口 + 圭 : Willy Walrus (w) is babysitting a baby in front of the ashram (a1), but the baby is crying (哇) all the time. Willy Walrus already tried to have it play with a jade tablet (圭) and to feed it a mandarin (口), but the baby was not interested at all.

哇

wa = w + a5

replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"

哇

wa̅ = w + a1

Wow! / sound of a child's crying / sound of vomiting