Meaning
(surname); expanse of water; ooze
Chinese: 水深广的样子，也可作姓氏。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wang” becomes a different word in each tone. 汪 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
- 汪洋wāng yángvast body of water
- 汪汪wāng wānggleaming with tears; woof woof (sound of a dog barking); (literary) (of a body of water) broad and deep
- 汪星人wāng xīng réndog (Internet slang)
- 单身汪dān shēn wāng(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
- 水汪汪shuǐ wāng wāngwatery; waterlogged (soil); limpid; bright and intelligent (eyes)
More Words
Example Sentence
小狗冲着陌生人汪汪地叫。Xiǎo gǒu chōng zhe mò shēng rén wāng wāng de jiào.The puppy barked at the stranger.
小狗Xiǎo gǒupup冲chōng(of water) to dash against着zhe(ongoing action)陌生人mò shēng rénstranger汪汪wāng wānggleaming with tears地de(adverb marker)叫jiàoto shout。