# 窩

| 窩 | U+7AA9, &#31401; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7AA9 |
| ← 窨 [U+7AA8] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 窪 → [U+7AAA] |

## Translingual
### Han character

窩 (Kangxi radical 116, 穴+9, 14 strokes, cangjie input 十金月月口 (JCBBR), four-corner 3022$_7$, composition ⿱穴咼)

#### Derived characters

* 𡁮, 𭒨

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 866, character 60
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25579
* Dae Jaweon: page 1295, character 20
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2733, character 4
* Unihan data for U+7AA9

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 碢 | *l'oːl |
| 腡 | *ɡ·roːl, *kʷroːl |
| 過 | *kloːl, *kloːls |
| 渦 | *kloːl, *qloːl |
| 鍋 | *kloːl |
| 楇 | *kloːl, *ɡloːls |
| 瘑 | *kloːl |
| 緺 | *koːl, *kroːl, *kʷroːl |
| 堝 | *kloːl |
| 濄 | *kloːl, *qloːl |
| 鐹 | *kloːlʔ, *kloːls |
| 薖 | *kʰloːl |
| 簻 | *kʰloːl, *kr'oːl |
| 禍 | *ɡloːlʔ |
| 窩 | *qloːl |
| 萵 | *qloːl |
| 檛 | *kr'oːl |
| 膼 | *kr'oːl |
| 蝸 | *kroːl, *kʷroːl |
| 媧 | *kroːl, *kʷroːl |
| 騧 | *kroːl, *kʷroːl |
| 冎 | *kroːlʔ |
| 剮 | *kroːlʔ |
| 諣 | *qʰroːls, *qʰʷroːls |
| 歄 | *kʷroːl |
| 咼 | *kʰʷroːl |
| 喎 | *kʰʷroːl |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qloːl) : semantic 穴 (“cave”) + phonetic 咼 (OC *kʰʷroːl).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): wō (wo$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄨㄛ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): o$^1$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): вә (və, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wo$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): vo$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): uo$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): vô
    (Meixian, Guangdong): vo$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ve$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): uá
* Eastern Min (BUC): uŏ
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): o / o͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): o$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$u
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): o$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wō
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄛ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wo
*** Wade–Giles: wo$^1$
*** Yale: wō
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uo
*** Palladius: во (vo)
*** Sinological IPA : /wɔ⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: o$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: o
*** Sinological IPA : /o⁵⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: вә (və, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /və²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wo$^1$
*** Yale: wō
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wo$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /wɔː⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: vo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /vᵘɔ³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: uo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /uo⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vô
*** Hakka Romanization System: vo$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: vo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /vo²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: vo$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʋo⁴⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: ve$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /vɤ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: uá
*** Sinological IPA : /ua⁵⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: uŏ
*** Sinological IPA : /uo⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: o
*** Tâi-lô: o
*** Phofsit Daibuun: oy
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /o³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɤ⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /o⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: o͘
*** Tâi-lô: oo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: of
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔ³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: o$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: o
*** Sinological IPA : /o³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$u
*** MiniDict: u$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$u
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /u⁵³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: o$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /o³³/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit窩 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /uo⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /uo⁴⁴/ /uo⁵³/ 地名 |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /uo²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /və²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /və²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /uo²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /uo²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /u⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /və⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /və³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /vɤ⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /uo⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /o⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /o⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /o⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /o³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /ʊ²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /vɤ¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /uei¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /vɤ³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /u⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /əu⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /ʔo³³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /v̠u³³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /o³¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /o¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /o³³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /o³³/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /uo⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /vo⁴⁴/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /wɔ⁵³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /wɔ⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /wɔ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /o⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /uo⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /ua⁵⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /o³³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /o²³/ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*qloːl/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 窩 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 4378 |
| Phonetic component | 冎 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 倭 |
| Old Chinese | /*qloːl/ |
| Notes | 𡑟後起字 |

### Definitions

窩
* nest
** thing or place resembling a nest
* cave; den
* (figurative) hiding place
* depression; pit; dimple; socket
* to bend
* to be choked (with emotion)
* to hide something; to cause something to not be found
* to lay idle
* (colloquial) to stay (in a place)
* Classifier for litter; brood.
* (Internet slang) Eye dialect spelling of 我 (wǒ, “I; me”).
    窩不知道／窝不知道 ― wō bù zhīdào ― I don't know~ (a Taiwanese Internet meme)

#### Synonyms

* (I, me):
* 予 (Classical)
* 余 (Classical)
* 俺 (dialectal Mandarin)
* 僕／仆 (pú) (literary, humble)
* 區區／区区 (qūqū) (literary, humble)
* 台 (Classical)
* 吾 (Classical)
* 妾 (qiè) (archaic, humble, use by women)
* 孤 (gū) (used by emperor)
* 我佬 (Mainland, internet slang)
* 朕 (zhèn) (Classical)
* 爺／爷 (yé) (colloquial, derogatory or familiar)
* 老子 (lǎozi) (colloquial male)

### Compounds

* 一窩一塊／一窝一块
* 一窩一拖／一窝一拖
* 一窩兒／一窝儿
* 一窩子／一窝子
* 一窩絲／一窝丝
* 一窩蜂／一窝蜂 (yīwōfēng)
* 一窩風／一窝风
* 七窩八代／七窝八代
* 三窩兩塊／三窝两块
* 井窩子／井窝子
* 人窩子／人窝子
* 出窩老／出窝老
* 吵窩子／吵窝子
* 坐窩子／坐窝子
* 墊踹窩／垫踹窝
* 夾肢窩／夹肢窝
* 安樂窩／安乐窝 (ānlèwō)
* 山窩／山窝 (shānwō)
* 巢窩／巢窝
* 弄窩子／弄窝子
* 心窩／心窝 (xīnwō)
* 成窩兒／成窝儿
* 扎窩子
* 打雞窩／打鸡窝
* 抱窩／抱窝 (bàowō)
* 挑三窩四／挑三窝四
* 挑妻窩夫／挑妻窝夫
* 挪窩兒／挪窝儿
* 捅馬蜂窩／捅马蜂窝 (tǒng mǎfēngwō)
* 挪騷窩兒／挪骚窝儿
* 杜鵑窩／杜鹃窝
* 棉被窩／棉被窝
* 毛窩／毛窝
* 毛窩子／毛窝子
* 毛窩鞋／毛窝鞋
* 沙窩／沙窝 (Shāwō)
* 溺窩子／溺窝子
* 灶窩／灶窝
* 炸窩／炸窝
* 炭窩／炭窝
* 煙窩／烟窝
* 燕窩／燕窝 (yànwō)
* 狗窩／狗窝 (gǒuwō)
* 狼窩／狼窝 (lángwō)
* 球窩關節／球窝关节
* 眼窩／眼窝 (yǎnwō)
* 私窩子／私窝子
* 窩主／窝主
* 窩伴／窝伴
* 窩停主人／窝停主人
* 窩兒／窝儿
* 窩囊／窝囊
* 窩囊廢／窝囊废 (wōnangfèi)
* 窩囊氣／窝囊气
* 窩子／窝子
* 窩家／窝家
* 窩弓／窝弓
* 窩心／窝心 (wōxīn)
* 窩心腳／窝心脚
* 窩憋／窝憋
* 窩棚／窝棚 (wōpeng)
* 窩火／窝火
* 窩瓦河／窝瓦河
* 窩盤／窝盘
* 窩瞘眼／窝眍眼
* 窩窩凹凹／窝窝凹凹
* 窩窩頭／窝窝头 (wōwōtóu)
* 窩脫銀／窝脱银
* 窩藏／窝藏 (wōcáng)
* 窩裡反／窝里反 (wōlifǎn)
* 窩裡炮／窝里炮
* 窩裡發炮／窝里发炮
* 窩裡翻／窝里翻
* 窩逃／窝逃
* 窩鋪／窝铺
* 窩闊臺／窝阔台 (Wōkuòtái)
* 窩集／窝集
* 窩頓／窝顿
* 窩頭／窝头 (wōtóu)
* 窩風／窝风
* 肋窩／肋窝
* 肘窩／肘窝 (zhǒuwō)
* 肩窩／肩窝 (jiānwō)
* 胳肢窩／胳肢窝 (gāzhiwō)
* 腋窩／腋窝 (yèwō)
* 腰窩兒／腰窝儿
* 膈肢窩／膈肢窝
* 膕窩／腘窝 (guówō)
* 艾窩窩／艾窝窝 (àiwōwo)
* 草窩棚／草窝棚
* 蒲窩子／蒲窝子
* 處窩子／处窝子
* 蛇鼠一窩／蛇鼠一窝 (shéshǔyīwō)
* 蜂窩／蜂窝 (fēngwō)
* 蜂窩兒／蜂窝儿
* 螞蟻窩／蚂蚁窝 (mǎyǐwō)
* 行窩／行窝
* 被窩／被窝 (bèiwō)
* 調三窩四／调三窝四
* 貔子窩港／貔子窝港
* 賊窩子／贼窝子
* 踩窩子／踩窝子
* 酒窩／酒窝 (jiǔwō)
* 頂窩兒／顶窝儿
* 風月窩／风月窝
* 魚窩頭／鱼窝头 (Yúwōtóu)
* 鳥窩／鸟窝 (niǎowō)
* 鼻窩／鼻窝
* 龍窩／龙窝 (Lóngwō)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* cave
* pouch

#### Readings

* Go-on: わ (wa)
* Kan-on: わ (wa)
* Kan’yō-on: か (ka)
* Kun: むろ (muro, 窩)

## Korean
### Hanja

窩 • (wa) (hangeul 와)
* a dugout hut
* nest
* cave

## Vietnamese
### Han character

窩: Hán Nôm readings: oa
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