窝 meaning in English

wō

nest; pit or hollow on the human body

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 窩12 strokes

Meaning of 窝

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wō
  1. nest
  2. pit or hollow on the human body
  3. lair
  4. den
  5. place
  6. to harbor or shelter
  7. to hold in check
  8. to bend

窝 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

总zǒng有yǒu一yī天tiān孩hái子zi们men会huì离lí开kāi自zì己jǐ的de小xiǎo窝wō。
Children all leave the nest one day.
他tā真zhēn是shì刚gāng出chū狼láng窝wō又yòu入rù虎hǔ穴xué。
He fell out of the frying pan into the fire.
金jīn窝wō银yín窝wō不bù如rú自zì己jǐ的de狗gǒu窝wō。
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.
曲qū奇qí的de窝wō是shì一yí个gè平píng放fàng的de木mù桶tǒng。
Cookie's house is a laid barrel.
一yī窝wō黄huáng蜂fēng袭xí击jī了le孩hái子zi们men。
A swarm of hornets attacked the children.

Stroke order for each character

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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jiǔwōdimple (on the cheek when smiling)
狗窝gǒuwōdoghouse; kennel
蜂窝fēngwōhoneycomb; beehive
窝囊wōnangto feel vexed; annoyed
被窝bèiwō(traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube; (contemporary) bedding; bed
窝藏wōcángto harbor; to shelter
安乐窝ānlèwōcomfortable 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.