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CHINESE CHARACTER

媧 (wā): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

a goddess, the mythological sister and successor to Fuxi
HSK —12 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

女 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 媧.

Phonetic component

咼 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 12

Write 媧 in 12 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 媧 (wā) mean in Chinese?

a goddess, the mythological sister and successor to Fuxi

How do you write 媧 in stroke order?

媧 has 12 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 媧?

女 is the radical in 媧. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 媧?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.