Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 哇

哇

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Meaning

 Wow!, sound of child's crying or of vomiting

Pronunciation

 wā, wa

Explanation

 Comprises: to vomit 吐 (From his mouth 口 to the ground 土 he disgorged his vomit) with an extra earth 土) [Or: heaps of earth 圭]

Mnemonic

To vomit on the ground sounds like crying or vomiting.

Radicals

口 mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.)
圭 piled earth(As character with the meaning: jade tablet)
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Vocabulary

爪哇岛 Zhǎo wā Dǎo Java (island of Indonesia)
爪哇 Zhǎo wā Java (island of Indonesia); Java (programming language)
松巴哇岛 Sōng bā wā dǎo Sumbawa, Indonesian island east of Java

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