瓦
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wǎ · tile

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #3722
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瓦
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4Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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瓦Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 瓦

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wǎWords pronounced wǎ
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Example sentences

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Wǒ zài xué xiào xué nà wǎ tè ěr yǔ. wǒ shì mò xī gē rén.我在學校學納瓦特爾語。我是墨西哥人。

I learn Nahuatl at my school. I'm Mexican.

Source: Tatoeba #7980309 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qù nián wǒ dìyī cì qù le rì nèi wǎ.去年我第一次去了日内瓦。

Last year was the first time I went to Geneva.

Source: Tatoeba #343791 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Cóng rì nèi wǎ lái de huǒ chē jiù yào jìn zhàn le.从日内瓦来的火车就要进站了。

The train from Geneva will arrive at the station.

Source: Tatoeba #343780 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cóng rì nèi wǎ lái.他从日内瓦来。

He comes from Geneva.

Source: Tatoeba #904286 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rì nèi wǎ dà xué yǒu yì jiān hěn hǎo de yuè lǎn shì.日内瓦大学有一间很好的阅览室。

The Geneva University Library has a good reading room.

Source: Tatoeba #3076588 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Liǎng guó dài biǎo tuán zài rì nèi wǎ huì miàn.两国代表团在日内瓦会面。

The delegations of both countries met in Geneva.

Source: Tatoeba #10157022 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 瓦 in context

  1. Say wǎ, then recall the core meaning: tile.
  2. Write all 4 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 瓦解 (wǎ jiě), meaning “to collapse”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 瓦 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.