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wāng

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wāng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wāng | wang1
English translation
vast, extensive, deep; surname

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About wāng

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

wāng

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

water

Etymology of wāng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵王

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

Wáng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and Wáng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using wāng

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发狠 de 汪汪 wāng wāng jiào de gǒu .

The horse kicked out at the yapping dog.

xiǎo gǒu zǎi 冲着 de 脚腕子 jiǎo wàn zi 汪汪 wāng wāng jiào .

The little dogs were yapping at my ankles.

汪溪: 3g de 带宽 dài kuān 增加 zēngjiā le , 多媒体 duō méi tǐ 应用 yìngyòng 增加了.

Wang Xi: the 3 g band width increased, the multimedia applications increased.

de liǎng jiá shǎng fēi rǎn le 嫣红 yān hóng ,眼睛 yǎnjing shì 水汪汪 shuǐ wāng wāng de , què dài zhāo fēn 倦态.

Her cheeks were delicately flushed and her eyes clear and sparkling , though slightly tired.

高松年 汪处厚两人低声 dī shēng 密谈 mì tán .

Kao Sung - nien and Wang Ch'u - hou talked confidentially in low tones.

Words with wāng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
wāng ooze wāng
汪汪 wāng wāng gleaming with tears汪汪 wāng wāng
汪洋 wāng yáng vast body of water汪洋 wāng yáng
水汪汪 shuǐ wāng wāng watery水汪汪 shuǐ wāng wāng
汪精卫 Wāng Jīng wèi Wang Ching-wei (1883-1944), left wing Guomingdang politician, subsequently Japanese collaborator汪精衛
汪道涵 Wāng Dào hán Wang Daohan (1915-2005), former president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits汪道涵 Wāng Dào hán
泪汪汪 lèi wāng wāng tearful淚汪汪
汪啸风 Wāng Xiào fēng Wang Xiaofeng (1944-), fourth governor of Hainan汪嘯風
汪清 Wāng qīng Wangqing county in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州 Yán biān Cháo xiǎn zú Zì zhì zhōu , Jilin汪清 Wāng qīng
汪清县 Wāng qīng xiàn Wangqing county in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州 Yán biān Cháo xiǎn zú Zì zhì zhōu , Jilin汪清縣
油汪汪 yóu wāng wāng dripping with oil油汪汪 yóu wāng wāng
贾汪区 Jiǎ wāng qū Jiawang district of Xuzhou city 徐州市 Xú zhōu shì [Xú​zhōu​shì], Jiangsu賈汪區
汪星人 wāng xīng rén dog (Internet slang)汪星人 wāng xīng rén

wāng Decomposition & Compounds

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