媧 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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wā

a goddess

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

Components

女 Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

woman

咼 Sound component

guō, wāi

chat

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

wā

mythological snail goddess

Wā

surname Wa; sister of legendary emperor Fu Xi 伏羲

Most common words with 媧

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	女娲	Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology)
	娲	surname Wa
	女娲氏	Nüwa (creator of humans in Chinese mythology)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4241st most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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