Chinese Word: 倭 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

倭

Pinyin: wō

English Definition: dwarf; Japanese (derog.) (old)

Chinese Definition:
①矮的，个子不高的。［例］倭狐猴。
②短的。［例］倭刀。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic:委 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 委 [ wěi ] to appoint, to commission, to send

Similar Characters: 偻

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Example Words

倭寇	wō kòu	Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)
倭瓜	wō guā	(dialect) pumpkin
倭人	wō rén	dwarf; Japanese (derog.) (old)
倭军	wō jūn	Japanese army (derog.) (old)
倭马亚王朝	wō mǎ yà wáng cháo	Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate

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Example Sentences

1		duì 对 wō 倭 guó 国 jūn guó zhǔ yì 军国主义 shuō 说 bù 不！ Say NO to Japanese militarism!
2		liǎng zhǐ 两只 bīn wēi 濒危 de 的 wō fēng hóu 倭蜂猴 lì kè 立刻 cóng 从 tā 他 de 的 nèi kù 内裤 zhōng 中 qǔ chū 取出。 Two endangered slow loris pygmy monkeys were promptly removed from his underwear.
3		jí shǐ 即使 dāng 当 tā men 它们 cóng 从 mā ma 妈妈 de 的 zuǐ lǐ 嘴里 zhí jiē 直接 tōu zǒu 偷走 shí wù 食物！ wō hēi xīng xing 倭黑猩猩 mǔ qīn 母亲 jī hū 几乎 cóng bù 从不 guǎn jiào 管教 tā men 她们 de 的 yòu zǐ 幼仔。 Bonobo mothers almost never discipline their young even when they steal food right out of mom's mouth!
4		shì shí shàng 事实上， chéng nián 成年 wō hēi xīng xing 倭黑猩猩 de 的 xīn lǐ 心理 chéng shú dù 成熟度 shèn zhì 甚至 bù rú 不如 pǔ tōng 普通 de 的 yòu nián 幼年 hēi xīng xing 黑猩猩。 In fact, adult bonobos rarely reached the levels of psychological sophistication shown by baby common chimps.
5		qí zhōng 其中 de 的 mǒu xiē 某些 dòng wù 动物 ǒu ěr 偶尔 huì 会 cǎi yòng 采用 zhè 这 yì tǐ 一体 wèi 位， bǐ rú 比如 cāng shǔ 仓鼠， hǎi lí 海狸。 hái yǒu 还有 mǒu xiē 某些 líng zhǎng lèi dòng wù 灵长类动物， bǐ rú 比如 wō hēi xīng xing 倭黑猩猩， xīng xing 猩猩。 Among those that sometimes do this: hamsters, beavers, and some primates, such as bonobos and orangutans.

More Sentences

1		duì 对 wō 倭 guó 国 jūn guó zhǔ yì 军国主义 shuō 说 bù 不！ Say NO to Japanese militarism!
2		liǎng zhǐ 两只 bīn wēi 濒危 de 的 wō fēng hóu 倭蜂猴 lì kè 立刻 cóng 从 tā 他 de 的 nèi kù 内裤 zhōng 中 qǔ chū 取出。 Two endangered slow loris pygmy monkeys were promptly removed from his underwear.
3		jí shǐ 即使 dāng 当 tā men 它们 cóng 从 mā ma 妈妈 de 的 zuǐ lǐ 嘴里 zhí jiē 直接 tōu zǒu 偷走 shí wù 食物！ wō hēi xīng xing 倭黑猩猩 mǔ qīn 母亲 jī hū 几乎 cóng bù 从不 guǎn jiào 管教 tā men 她们 de 的 yòu zǐ 幼仔。 Bonobo mothers almost never discipline their young even when they steal food right out of mom's mouth!
4		shì shí shàng 事实上， chéng nián 成年 wō hēi xīng xing 倭黑猩猩 de 的 xīn lǐ 心理 chéng shú dù 成熟度 shèn zhì 甚至 bù rú 不如 pǔ tōng 普通 de 的 yòu nián 幼年 hēi xīng xing 黑猩猩。 In fact, adult bonobos rarely reached the levels of psychological sophistication shown by baby common chimps.
5		qí zhōng 其中 de 的 mǒu xiē 某些 dòng wù 动物 ǒu ěr 偶尔 huì 会 cǎi yòng 采用 zhè 这 yì tǐ 一体 wèi 位， bǐ rú 比如 cāng shǔ 仓鼠， hǎi lí 海狸。 hái yǒu 还有 mǒu xiē 某些 líng zhǎng lèi dòng wù 灵长类动物， bǐ rú 比如 wō hēi xīng xing 倭黑猩猩， xīng xing 猩猩。 Among those that sometimes do this: hamsters, beavers, and some primates, such as bonobos and orangutans.

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