= w + a1
Wow! / sound of child's crying / sound of vomiting
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wa = w + a5
replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
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= w + a1
Wow! / sound of a child's crying / sound of vomiting
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How to pronounce 哇

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
+ a5 final

On the ashram’s roof.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

哇 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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guī = gu + ei1
(old) jade tablet (a ceremonial badge of rank)
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Characters with 哇 as component

哇 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 哇

sound of crying
(slang) wow! / also pr. [wa1 sei1]
Java (island of Indonesia) / Java (programming language)

Sentences with 哇

哇 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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