What does 洼 mean in Chinese?

洼 (wā) means "depression; sunken; swamp" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 洼?

洼 is pronounced "wā" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

洼 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

Common words with 洼 include 低洼 (low-lying), 坑洼 (pothole), 大洼 (Dawa county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning), 水洼 (puddle), 洼地 (depression).

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洼

wā

depression; sunken; swamp

Traditional: 窪

Radical: 水 (no. 85)Traditional: 窪

Example sentences coming soon.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
低洼	dī wā	low-lying
坑洼	kēng wā	pothole
大洼	Dà wā	Dawa county in Panjin 盤錦\|盘锦, Liaoning
水洼	shuǐ wā	puddle
洼地	wā dì	depression
大洼县	Dà wā xiàn	Dawa county in Panjin 盤錦\|盘锦, Liaoning
坑坑洼洼	kēng keng wā wā	bumpy

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.

洼

wā

depression; sunken; swamp

Traditional: 窪

Radical: 水 (no. 85)Traditional: 窪

Example sentences coming soon.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
低洼	dī wā	low-lying
坑洼	kēng wā	pothole
大洼	Dà wā	Dawa county in Panjin 盤錦\|盘锦, Liaoning
水洼	shuǐ wā	puddle
洼地	wā dì	depression
大洼县	Dà wā xiàn	Dawa county in Panjin 盤錦\|盘锦, Liaoning
坑坑洼洼	kēng keng wā wā	bumpy