Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

sound of child's crying

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “wa” becomes a different word in each tone. 哇 is the 1st 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

  • 好哇hǎo wāhurray!; hurrah!; yippee!
  • 哇靠wā kào(Tw) whoa!; holy crap! jeez!
  • 哇塞wā sāi(slang) wow!
  • 哇哇wā wāsound of crying
  • 哇沙比wā shā bǐwasabi (loanword) (Tw)

Example Sentence

哇,这里的风景真是太美了!Wā, zhè lǐ de fēng jǐng zhēn shi tài měi le!Wow, the scenery here is really beautiful!

Wow!这里zhè lǐheredeof风景fēng jǐngscenery真是zhēn shiindeedtàitooměi(bound form) the Americas le(completed action)