窝 - wō - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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13 strokes
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窩 (窝)

wō

Definition

nest
pit or hollow on the human body
lair
den
place
to harbor or shelter
to hold in check
to bend
classifier (for litters and broods)
measure word

Character Decomposition

Related words (48)

窩主

wō zhǔ

person who harbors criminals; receiver (of stolen goods)

窩咑

wō dā

otak, a Malay food (GM)

窩囊

wō nang

to feel vexed; annoyed; good-for-nothing; stupid and cowardly

waffle (loanword)

lair; den; stronghold

nest

(of workers) to have no work to do; to be underutilized (due to lack of supplies, poor organization by management etc)

窩心

wō xīn

aggrieved; dejected; (Tw, southern China) to be moved by a kind gesture etc; to feel gratified; to feel warm inside

窩藏

wō cáng

to harbor; to shelter

窩囊廢

wō nang fèi

(coll.) spineless coward; wimp; a good-for-nothing

窩囊氣

wō nang qì

pent-up frustration; petty annoyances

a kind of a bread

useless weakling

to suffer a snub; to meet with a rebuff

see 窩裡鬥

internal strife (family, group, etc)

窩裡橫

wō li hèng

(coll.) meek and civil in public, but a tyrant at home

to brood; to hatch

(coll.) to incubate; to brood

毛窩

máo wō

cotton-padded shoes; (old) shoes made of woven grass, padded with feathers

swallow's nest

doghouse; kennel

eye socket

dimple

armpit

popliteal (anatomy); hollow at the back of the knee

腰窩

yāo wō

dimples of Venus; back dimples

蜂窩

fēng wō

bee's nest; honeycomb; (fig.) honeycomb figure

被窩

bèi wō

quilt wrapped around the body as a tube (traditional bedding); (contemporary) bedding; quilt; blankets; cover; bed

thieves' lair

gamblers' den; illegal casino

酒窩

jiǔ wō

dimple; also written dimple; also written 酒渦|酒涡[jiu3 wo1]

頰窩

jiá wō

dimple; heat-sensing facial pit of a snake

髂窩

qià wō

iliac fossa (anatomy); pelvic basin internal to ilium

bird's nest

like a swarm of bees; everyone swarms around pushing and shouting; a hornet's nest

ovary

temple (on the sides of human head)

夾肢窩

gā zhi wō

armpit; also written 胳肢窩

comfortable niche

one's breast; the pit of one's stomach

挪窩兒

nuó wō r

to move (house); to move elsewhere

愛窩窩

ài wō wo

glutinous rice cake with a sweet filling; also written 艾窩窩

胳肢窩

gā zhi wō

armpit; also pr. [ge1 zhi5 wo1]; also written 夾肢窩

艾窩窩

ài wō wo

glutinous rice cake with a sweet filling

蜂窩煤

fēng wō méi

hexagonal household coal briquet

挑三窩四

tiǎo sān wō sì

to sow discord everywhere

捅馬蜂窩

tǒng mǎ fēng wō

to poke through a hornets' nest; to attack a difficult task resolutely

Idioms (3)

調三窩四

tiáo sān wō sì

to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)

燕子銜泥壘大窩

yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō

the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom); many a little makes a mickle

金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩

jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō

there's no place like home (idiom)

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