Meaning
nest
Chinese: 巢穴、凹陷处，也表示憋在里面。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wo” becomes a different word in each tone. 窝 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
- 窝子wō zilair; den; stronghold
- 面窝miàn wōChinese doughnut
- 窝主wō zhǔperson who harbors criminals; receiver (of stolen goods)
- 窝心wō xīnaggrieved; dejected; (Tw, southern China) to be moved by a kind gesture etc; to feel gratified
- 窝工wō gōng(of workers) to have no work to do; to be underutilized (due to lack of supplies, poor organization by management etc)
Example Sentence
屋檐下有一个燕子窝。Wū yán xià yǒu yí ge yàn zi wō.There is a swallow nest under the eaves.
屋檐Wū yáneaves下xiàbelow有yǒuto have一个yí gea燕子yàn ziswallow窝wōnest。