渥 meaning and stroke order
To enrich, to dye; to moisten, to soak
How to write 渥, stroke by stroke
12 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 渥
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to enrich
- to moisten
How 渥 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 屋 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 渥
Water 氵 seeping into a house 屋 (wū) soaks everything inside. The water side gives the meaning of moistening, and 屋 gives the sound wò.
渥 is a literary character and rarely stands alone in modern speech. You mostly meet it in set words like 优渥 (yōuwò, generous, ample) and in names, such as the city 渥太华 (Wòtàihuá, Ottawa). Example: 他们待遇优渥。(Tāmen dàiyù yōuwò.) They are paid very generously.
Common mistake: Learners often read 渥 as wū because of 屋 (wū), but the correct reading is fourth tone wò. Also do not confuse it with 握 (wò, to grasp), which has the hand radical 扌 instead of water 氵.
Questions about 渥
How many strokes are in 渥?
渥 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 渥 mean?
渥 (wò) means to enrich, to dye; to moisten, to soak.
How do you pronounce 渥?
渥 is pronounced wò, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 渥?
The radical of 渥 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 渥 under this radical.
What does 优渥 mean?
优渥 (yōuwò) means rich, generous, or abundant, usually describing salary, treatment, or living conditions. It sounds formal and is common in written Chinese.
Why is 渥 used in 渥太华 for Ottawa?
Here 渥 is used only for its sound wò in a transliteration of the foreign name. The meaning of moistening plays no role in the name.