Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

baby; doll

Chinese: 小孩。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “wa” becomes a different word in each tone. 娃 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 娃娃wá wababy; small child; doll
  • 娃子wá zibaby; small child; (arch.) slave among ethnic minorities
  • 小娃xiǎo wáchild
  • 娃儿wá érchildren (colloquial)
  • 女娃nǚ wá(dialect) girl

Example Sentence

小妹妹抱着一个布娃娃睡着了。Xiǎo mèi mei bào zhe yí ge bù wá wa shuì zháo le.The little sister fell asleep holding a cloth doll.

小妹妹Xiǎo mèi meilittle sisterbàoto holdzhe(ongoing action)一个yí gea布娃娃bù wá warag doll睡着shuì zháoto fall asleeple(completed action)