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窝

wō

HSK 6 Character Traditional 窩

What 窝 means

1. nest
2. pit or hollow on the human body
3. lair
4. den
5. place
6. to harbor or shelter
7. to hold in check
8. to bend
9. classifier for litters and broods

Example sentences

• 我房间是个猪窝。
  Wǒ fángjiān shì gè zhū wō.
  My room is a pigsty.
• 汤姆的发型像鸟窝。
  Tom has a bird's nest hairstyle.
• 一窝黄蜂袭击了孩子们。
  Yī wō huángfēng xíjī le háizimen.
  A swarm of hornets attacked the children.
• 金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝。
  Jīnwōyínwōbùrúzìjǐdegǒuwō.
  There is no place like home.
• 他真是刚出狼窝又入虎穴。
  He fell out of the frying pan into the fire.
• 这个窝棚是个很特别的地方。
  Zhège wō péng shì gè hěn tèbié de dìfang.
  This hut is a very special place.

Words starting with 窝

• 窝囊wō nangto feel vexed; annoyed; good-for-nothing
• 窝点wō diǎnlair; den (of illegal activities)
• 窝心wō xīnaggrieved; dejected; (Tw, southern China) to be moved by a kind gesture etc
• 窝子wō zilair; den; stronghold
• 窝囊废wō nang fèi(colloquial) spineless coward; wimp; a good-for-nothing
• 窝窝头wō wo tóua kind of a bread
• 窝主wō zhǔperson who harbors criminals; receiver (of stolen goods)
• 窝夫wō fūwaffle (loanword)
• 窝工wō gōng(of workers) to have no work to do; to be underutilized…
• 窝料wō liàogroundbait
• 窝藏wō cángto harbor; to shelter
• 窝囊气wō nang qìpent-up frustration; petty annoyances
• 窝囊费wō nang fèi(slang) hard-earned wages (pun on 窝囊废
• 窝里横wō li hèng(colloquial) meek and civil in public, but a tyrant at home
• 窝里斗wō li dòuinternal strife (family, group, etc)
• 窝阔台Wō kuò táiÖgedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan
• 窝阔台汗Wō kuò tái hánÖgedei Khan (1186-1242), a son of Genghis Khan
• 窝脖儿wō bó rto suffer a snub; to meet with a rebuff
• 窝巢wō cháonest
• 窝脓包wō nóng bāouseless weakling
• 窝咑wō dāotak, a Malay food
• 窝里反wō li fǎnsee 窝里斗

Words containing 窝

• 被窝bèi wō(traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube; (contemporary) bedding…
• 酒窝jiǔ wōdimple (on the cheek when smiling)
• 燕窝yàn wōedible bird's nest
• 一窝蜂yī wō fēnglike a swarm of bees; in droves (used to describe people flocking to do sth)
• 眼窝yǎn wōeye socket
• 蜂窝fēng wōhoneycomb; beehive
• 鸡窝jī wōchicken coop; (slang) brothel
• 蜂窝煤fēng wō méihexagonal household coal briquette
• 腋窝yè wōarmpit
• 胳肢窝gā zhi wōarmpit; also pr. gē zhi wō; also written 夹肢窝
• 报窝bào wōto brood; to hatch
• 打窝dǎ wō(angling) to throw groundbait into an area of water
• 抱窝bào wō(colloquial) to incubate; to brood
• 毛窝máo wōcotton-padded shoes; (old) shoes made of woven grass, padded with feathers
• 狗窝gǒu wōdoghouse; kennel
• 笑窝xiào wōdimple (on the cheek when smiling)
• 腰窝yāo wōdimples of Venus; back dimples
• 猪窝zhū wō(lit. and fig.) pigsty
• 赌窝dǔ wōgamblers' den; illegal casino
• 鸟窝niǎo wōbird's nest
• 面窝miàn wōChinese doughnut
• 太阳窝tài yáng wōtemple (on the sides of human head)
• 安乐窝ān lè wōcomfortable niche
• 心窝儿xīn wō rone's breast; the pit of one's stomach

Characters built on 呙

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

• 蜗wōsnail; Taiwan pr. guā; see 蜗牛
• 莴wōused in 莴苣; used in 莴笋

Characters that look like 窝

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

• 寓yù(bound form) to reside; to inhabit; (bound form) residence; dwelling…
• 巢cháonest
• 凿záo(bound form) chisel; to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig; (literary) certain; authentic…
• 寞mòlonesome
• 棠tángcherry-apple
• 嵩sōng(literary) (of mountains) lofty

Sounds the same

Read wō, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 倭dwarf; Japanese (derog.) (old)
• 喔(onomatopoeia) cry of a rooster (usu. reduplicated); Taiwan pr. wò
• 涡eddy; whirlpool
• 挝used 老挝
• 蜗snail; Taiwan pr. guā; see 蜗牛
• 莴used in 莴苣; used in 莴笋
• 薶to make dirty; to soil
• 踒to slip and sprain a limb