in English

wa
replaces 啊[a5] when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
onomatopoeia HSK6
Wow! / sound of a child's crying / sound of vomiting

How it used to be written

  • Small seal script: 哇 Small seal script

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • 哇! 好久不見了。

    Wow! It's been a long time.

  • 好哇!

    Hooray!

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