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渥

wò

Character

What 渥 means

1. to enrich
2. to moisten

Words starting with 渥

• 渥太华Wò tài huáOttawa, capital of Canada
• 渥堆wò duīwet piling, aka wet pile fermentation…

Words containing 渥

• 优渥yōu wòhandsome (pay etc); generous; liberal

Characters built on 屋

These share the phonetic component 屋 (wū), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 握wòto hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control
• 喔ō(interjection) oh; I see (used to indicate realization, understanding)
• 龌wòdirty; small-minded
• 幄wòtent

Characters that look like 渥

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 温wēnwarm; lukewarm; to warm up; (bound form) temperature
• 握wòto hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control
• 湿shīmoist; wet
• 涯yáborder; horizon; shore
• 湄méi(literary) shore; coast; bank
• 琚jūornamental gems for belt

Sounds the same

Read wò, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 卧to lie; to crouch
• 握to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); (bound form) to have in one's control
• 沃fertile; rich; to irrigate
• 斡to turn
• 涴to soil
• 龌dirty; small-minded
• 幄tent
• 肟oxime; oximide; -oxil (chemistry)
• 偓constrained
• 瓁uncarved jade
• 硪see 石硪