Meaning of 窝
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
wō
- nest
- pit or hollow on the human body
- lair
- den
- place
- to harbor or shelter
- to hold in check
- to bend
窝 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
总有一天孩子们会离开自己的小窝。
Children all leave the nest one day.
他真是刚出狼窝又入虎穴。
He fell out of the frying pan into the fire.
金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝。
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.
曲奇的窝是一个平放的木桶。
Cookie's house is a laid barrel.
一窝黄蜂袭击了孩子们。
A swarm of hornets attacked the children.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
窝 wō · nest · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 窝.
| 窝囊废 | wōnangfèi | (coll.) spineless coward; wimp |
| 酒窝 | jiǔwō | dimple (on the cheek when smiling) |
| 狗窝 | gǒuwō | doghouse; kennel |
| 蜂窝 | fēngwō | honeycomb; beehive |
| 窝囊 | wōnang | to feel vexed; annoyed |
| 被窝 | bèiwō | (traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube; (contemporary) bedding; bed |
| 窝藏 | wōcáng | to harbor; to shelter |
| 安乐窝 | ānlèwō | comfortable niche |
Questions about 窝
What does 窝 mean?
窝 (wō) means "nest; pit or hollow on the human body" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 窝?
窝 is made of 1 character: 窝 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 窝 an HSK word?
Yes. 窝 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 窝 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 窝 is written 窩.