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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wò | wo4
English translation
to crouch, to lie down

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Chén

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

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A person  rén laying on a bed  Chén

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

臣人

Explanation

Simplified form of . Origin unclear.

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Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
卧室 wòshì bedroom臥室
to lie
卧底 wò dǐ a mole臥底
俯卧撑 fǔ wò chēng push-up俯臥撐
卧倒 wò dǎo to lie down臥倒
卧床 wò chuáng bed臥床
仰卧 yǎng wò to lie supine仰臥
卧铺 wò pù a couchette臥鋪
卧房 wò fáng bedroom臥房
仰卧起坐 yǎng wò qǐ zuò sit-up (physical exercise)仰臥起坐
侧卧 cè wò to lie on one's side側臥
俯卧 fǔ wò to lie prone俯臥
卧薪尝胆 wò xīn cháng dǎn fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge臥薪嘗膽
硬卧 yìng wò hard sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a harder bunk)硬臥
软卧 ruǎn wò soft sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a softer bunk)軟臥
卧病 wò bìng ill in bed臥病
藏龙卧虎 cáng lóng wò hǔ concealed talent藏龍臥虎
卧轨 wò guǐ to lie across the railway tracks (to commit suicide or to prevent trains from getting through)臥軌
倒卧 dǎo wò to lie down倒臥
卧榻 wò tà a couch臥榻
卧具 wò jù bedding臥具
卧佛 wò fó reclining Buddha臥佛
伏卧 fú wò lying down伏臥
坐卧不宁 zuò wò bù nìng to be restless坐臥不寧

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