懂中文 Dong Chinese

娃

wá

doll, baby

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 圭 represents the sound.

Components
女 meaning component

女  Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

  

woman

圭 sound component

圭  Sound component

guī

  

jade pointed at top

Evolution

娃 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
娃 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
娃 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
娃 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

娃  

wá

baby; doll; pretty girl

Most common words with 娃
Freq.
Word
Meaning

娃娃

baby

娃

baby

伊娃

Eva (name)

洋娃娃

doll (of Western appearance)

夏娃

Eve (in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waa1})