娃

Translingual

Han character

娃 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 女土土 (VGG), four-corner 4441₄, composition ⿰女圭)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 261, character 29
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6262
• Dae Jaweon: page 528, character 2
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1042, character 6
• Unihan data for U+5A03

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Chinese

trad.		娃
simp. #		娃

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (圭) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
街	*kreː, *kreː
鞋	*ɡreː, *ɡreː, *ɡreː
娾	*ŋreː, *ŋreːʔ
佳	*kreː
鮭	*ɡreː, *kʷeː, *kʰʷeː
涯	*ŋreː, *ŋre
崖	*ŋreː, *ŋre
啀	*ŋreː
厓	*ŋreː
捱	*ŋreː
睚	*ŋreːs
娃	*qreː
洼	*qreː, *qʷraː, *kʷeː
哇	*qreː, *qʷraː
胿	*ɡeː, *kʷeː
溎	*qeːns
觟	*ɡʷraːʔ
黊	*ɡʷraːʔ, *ɡʷreːs, *ɡʷeː
蘳	*ɡʷraːʔ, *qʰʷe
蛙	*qʷraː, *qʷreː
窪	*qʷraː
卦	*kʷreːs
挂	*kʷreːs
掛	*kʷreːs
詿	*kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs
罣	*kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs, *kʷeːs
絓	*kʰʷreː, *ɡʷreːs
鼃	*ɢʷreː, *qʷreː
圭	*kʷeː
珪	*kʷeː
邽	*kʷeː
閨	*kʷeː
袿	*kʷeː
窐	*kʷeː, *ɡʷeː
茥	*kʷeː, *kʰʷeː
桂	*kʷeːs
筀	*kʷeːs
奎	*kʰʷeː
刲	*kʰʷeː
蝰	*kʰʷeː
楏	*kʰʷeː
睳	*qʰʷeː
畦	*ɡʷeː
眭	*ɡʷeː, *sqʰʷe, *qʰʷe, *qʰʷi
烓	*qʷeː, *kʰʷeːŋʔ
跬	*kʰʷeʔ
恚	*qʷes
硅	*qʰʷreɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qreː) : semantic 女 + phonetic 圭 (OC *kʷeː).

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): wá (wa²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄚˊ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): ва (va, I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): waa¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): oa

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ua¹

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶wa

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wá
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wá
    • Wade–Giles: wa²
    • Yale: wá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wa
    • Palladius: ва (va)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wä³⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ва (va, I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /va²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: waa¹
    • Yale: wā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: waa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wa¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oa
    • Tâi-lô: ua
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ua⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ua³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ua⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ua⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ua⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ua¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ua
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ua³³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁶wa
    • MiniDict: wa^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhua
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦua²³/

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• Middle Chinese: 'ea

Rime
Character	娃
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	佳 (31)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	於佳切
Baxter	'ea
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔˠɛ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔᵚæ/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔæi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔaɨj/
Li Rong	/ʔɛ/
Wang Li	/ai/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔai/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yā
Expected Cantonese Reflex	aai1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*qreː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	娃
Reading #	1/1
No.	4542
Phonetic component	圭
Rime group	支
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	娃
Old Chinese	/*qreː/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 娃

1. girl; beautiful girl
2. infant, child
3. doll

   洋娃娃  ―  yángwáwa  ―  doll

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guì (gui⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guì
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guèi
    • Wade–Giles: kuei⁴
    • Yale: gwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guey
    • Palladius: гуй (guj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 娃

1. a surname

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Japanese

Kanji

娃

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

1. beautiful (used only for names)

Readings

• Go-on: え (e)^{←ゑ (we, historical)}
• Kan-on: あい (ai); わ (wa)
• Kun: うつくしい (utsukushii, 娃しい)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
娃
あい Jinmeiyō
kan’on

Sino-Japanese.

Affix

娃(あい) • (ai) 

1. beauty, beautiful girl (generally only used in names)

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Korean

Hanja

娃 • (wae) (hangeul 왜)

1. baby
2. doll
3. pretty girl

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 娃 (oa)

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