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PINYIN INITIAL W
Chinese characters starting with W
Explore 292 Chinese characters whose standard Pinyin begins with W. Open any character to hear its pronunciation, watch the stroke order, and create a printable practice sheet.
Examples in this index: 外 (wài), 玩 (wán), 晚 (wǎn), 喂 (wèi), 文 (wén), 问 (wèn).
PINYIN SYLLABLES
Pronunciations starting with W
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外wài5 strokesoutside→玩wán8 strokesto play→晚wǎn11 strokesevening→喂wèi12 strokeshey→文wén4 strokeslanguage→问wèn6 strokesto ask; to inquire→我wǒ7 strokesI; me; my→五wǔ4 strokesfive→午wǔ4 strokes7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse→完wán7 strokesto finish→万wàn3 strokesten thousand→忘wàng7 strokesto forget→望wàng11 strokesfull moon→网wǎng6 strokesnet→往wǎng8 strokesto go (in a direction)→为wèi4 strokesas (in the capacity of)→位wèi7 strokesposition→舞wǔ14 strokesto dance→碗wǎn13 strokesbowl→卫wèi3 strokesto guard→闻wén9 strokesto hear→务wù5 strokesaffair→物wù8 strokes(bound form) thing→屋wū9 strokes(bound form) house→袜wà10 strokessocks→围wéi7 strokesto encircle→味wèi8 strokestaste→危wēi6 strokesdanger→微wēi13 strokessurname Wei→温wēn12 strokeswarm; lukewarm→无wú4 strokesnot to have→误wù9 strokesmistake→污wū6 strokesdirty→弯wān9 strokesto bend→违wéi7 strokesto disobey→唯wéi11 strokesonly→维wéi11 strokesto preserve→未wèi5 strokesnot yet→胃wèi9 strokesstomach→慰wèi15 strokesto comfort→伟wěi6 strokesbig→尾wěi7 strokestail→威wēi9 strokespower→稳wěn14 strokessettled; steady; stable→卧wò8 strokesto lie→握wò12 strokesto hold; to grasp→雾wù13 strokesfog→伍wǔ6 strokessquad of five soldiers→武wǔ8 strokesmartial→娃wá9 strokesbaby→哇wā9 strokesWow!→挖wā9 strokesto dig→歪wāi9 strokesaskew→顽wán10 strokesmischievous→亡wáng3 strokesto die→王wáng4 strokesking or monarch→谓wèi11 strokesto speak→委wěi8 strokesto entrust→沃wò7 strokesfertile→乌wū4 strokesabbr. for Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wu1ke4lan2]→瓦wǎ4 strokesroof tile→蛙wā12 strokesfrog→丸wán3 strokesball→腕wàn12 strokeswrist→挽wǎn10 strokesto pull→婉wǎn11 strokesgraceful→惋wǎn11 strokesto sigh in regret or pity→湾wān12 strokesbay→妄wàng6 strokesabsurd→旺wàng8 strokesprosperous→枉wǎng8 strokesto twist→汪wāng7 strokesexpanse of water→帷wéi11 strokescurtain→畏wèi9 strokesto fear→蔚wèi14 strokesArtemisia japonica→伪wěi6 strokesfalse→纬wěi7 strokeslatitude→萎wěi11 strokesto wither→纹wén7 strokesline→蚊wén10 strokesmosquito→吻wěn7 strokeskiss→紊wěn10 strokesinvolved→瘟wēn14 strokesepidemic; pestilence; plague→翁wēng10 strokeselderly man→幄wò12 strokestent→涡wō10 strokeseddy→窝wō12 strokesnest→兀wù3 strokescut off the feet→勿wù4 strokesdo not→悟wù10 strokesto comprehend→晤wù11 strokesto meet (socially)→侮wǔ9 strokesto insult→捂wǔ10 strokesto enclose→呜wū7 strokes(onom.) for humming or whimpering→诬wū9 strokesto accuse falsely→腽wà13 strokesused in 膃肭|腽肭[wa4 na4]→膃wà14 strokesChinese character→襪wà20 strokesChinese character→佤wǎ6 strokesWa, Kawa or Va ethnic group of Myanmar, south China and southeast Asia→穵wā6 strokesto dig→洼wā9 strokesdepression; low-lying area→娲wā10 strokessurname Wa→媧wā12 strokesChinese character→窪wā14 strokesChinese character→崴wǎi12 strokeshigh, lofty→咼wāi9 strokesChinese character→纨wán6 strokeswhite→芄wán6 strokesMetaplexis stauntoni→紈wán9 strokesChinese character→烷wán11 strokesalkane→頑wán13 strokesChinese character→萬wàn13 strokesChinese character→夗wǎn5 strokesto turn over when asleep→宛wǎn8 strokeswinding→莞wǎn10 strokesSkimmia japonica→绾wǎn11 strokesbind up→脘wǎn11 strokesinternal cavity of stomach→菀wǎn11 strokesused in 紫菀[zi3wan3]→琬wǎn12 strokesensign of royalty→皖wǎn12 strokesshort name for Anhui Province 安徽省[An1hui1 Sheng3]→畹wǎn13 strokesa field of 20 or 30 mu→輓wǎn14 strokesChinese character→剜wān10 strokesto scoop out→蜿wān14 strokesused in 蜿蜒[wan1 yan2]→豌wān15 strokespeas→彎wān22 strokesChinese character→灣wān25 strokesChinese character→亾wáng3 strokesChinese character→罓wǎng4 strokesnet (Kangxi radical 122)→罒wǎng5 strokesnet (Kangxi radical 122)→罔wǎng8 strokesto deceive→惘wǎng11 strokesdisappointed→辋wǎng12 strokestire→網wǎng14 strokesChinese character→魍wǎng17 strokesused in 魍魎|魍魉[wang3liang3]→尢wāng3 strokeslame→尣wāng4 strokesChinese character→囗wéi3 strokesenclosure→韦wéi4 strokessurname Wei→帏wéi7 strokescurtain→沩wéi7 strokesname of a river in Shanxi→闱wéi7 strokesdoor to women's room→韋wéi9 strokesChinese character→桅wéi10 strokesmast→涠wéi10 strokesstill water→惟wéi11 strokes-ism→圍wéi12 strokesChinese character→嵬wéi12 strokesrocky→幃wéi12 strokesChinese character→為wéi12 strokesChinese character→違wéi12 strokesChinese character→潍wéi14 strokesname of a river→維wéi14 strokesChinese character→濰wéi17 strokesChinese character→闈wéi17 strokesChinese character→軎wèi10 strokesChinese character→尉wèi11 strokessurname Wei→硙wèi11 strokes(literary) grindstone→渭wèi12 strokesthe Wei River in Shaanxi through the Guanzhong Plain 關中平原|关中平原[Guan1 zhong1 Ping2 yuan2]→猬wèi12 strokes(bound form) hedgehog→蝟wèi15 strokesChinese character→衛wèi15 strokesChinese character→謂wèi16 strokesChinese character→餵wèi17 strokesChinese character→魏wèi17 strokessurname Wei→厃wěi4 strokesChinese character→苇wěi7 strokesreed→炜wěi8 strokesglowing→玮wěi8 strokes(reddish jade)→洧wěi9 strokesname of a river→娓wěi10 strokesactive→诿wěi10 strokesto shirk→偉wěi11 strokesChinese character→隗wěi11 strokessurname Kui→猥wěi12 strokeshumble→瑋wěi13 strokesChinese character→痿wěi13 strokesatrophy→艉wěi13 strokesaft→葦wěi13 strokesChinese character→韪wěi13 strokescorrect→偽wěi14 strokesChinese character→鲔wěi14 strokeslittle tuna→緯wěi15 strokesChinese character→諉wěi15 strokesChinese character→鮪wěi17 strokesChinese character→韙wěi18 strokesChinese character→亹wěi21 strokesmountain pass→偎wēi11 strokesto cuddle→逶wēi11 strokeswinding, curving→隈wēi11 strokesbay→葳wēi12 strokesluxuriant→溦wēi13 strokesdrizzle→煨wēi13 strokesto simmer→薇wēi16 strokesOsmunda regalis, a species of fern→巍wēi20 strokeslofty→炆wén8 strokes(Cantonese) to simmer→紋wén10 strokesChinese character→阌wén11 strokeswen xiang, Henan province→雯wén12 strokesmulticolored clouds→聞wén14 strokesChinese character→汶wèn7 strokesWen River in northwest Sichuan (same as 汶川)→問wèn11 strokesChinese character→絻wèn13 strokesold variant of 冕[mian3]→璺wèn20 strokesa crack (in porcelain, glassware etc)→刎wěn6 strokescut across (throat)→穩wěn19 strokesChinese character→昷wēn9 strokesChinese character→缊wēn12 strokeshemp→榅wēn13 strokesused in 榲桲|榅桲[wen1po5]→溫wēn13 strokesChinese character→辒wēn13 strokeshearse→榲wēn14 strokesChinese character→豱wēn17 strokesshort-headed pig→轀wēn17 strokesChinese character→瓮wèng8 strokesearthen jar→蕹wèng16 strokeswater spinach or ong choy (Ipomoea aquatica), used as a vegetable in south China and southeast Asia→甕wèng17 strokesChinese character→塕wěng13 strokesflying dust (dialect)→蓊wěng13 strokesluxuriant vegetation→暡wěng14 strokesused in 暡曚[weng3 meng2]→瞈wěng15 strokesChinese character→嗡wēng13 strokes(onom.) buzz→螉wēng16 strokesChinese character→肟wò7 strokesoxime→臥wò8 strokesChinese character→渥wò12 strokesto enrich→硪wò12 strokesChinese character→斡wò14 strokesto turn→龌wò17 strokesdirty→齷wò24 strokesChinese character→挝wō9 strokesancient weapon with a tip shaped like a hand or claw→倭wō10 strokesdwarf→莴wō10 strokesused in 萵苣|莴苣[wo1ju4]→喔wō12 strokes(onom.) cry of a rooster (usu. reduplicated)→渦wō12 strokesChinese character→蜗wō13 strokessnail→窩wō14 strokesChinese character→蝸wō15 strokesChinese character→薶wō18 strokesto make dirty→毋wú4 strokes(literary) no→吳wú7 strokesChinese character→吴wú7 strokessurname Wu→吾wú7 strokessurname Wu→芜wú7 strokesovergrown with weeds→唔wú10 strokesoh (expression of agreement or surprise)→浯wú10 strokes(name of several rivers in China)→梧wú11 strokesSterculia platanifolia→無wú12 strokesChinese character→蜈wú13 strokesused in 蜈蚣[wu2gong1]→蕪wú16 strokesChinese character→鼯wú20 strokesflying squirrel→戊wù5 strokesfifth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]→阢wù5 strokesused in 阢隉|阢陧[wu4nie4]→坞wù7 strokes(bound form) low area within a surrounding barrier→杌wù7 strokeslow stool→芴wù7 strokes(old) vaguely→俉wù9 strokesused in 逢俉[feng2wu2]→敄wù9 strokesChinese character→務wù11 strokesChinese character→焐wù11 strokesto warm sth up→婺wù12 strokesbeautiful→痦wù12 strokes(flat) mole→骛wù12 strokes(bound form) to rush about→塢wù13 strokesChinese character→寤wù14 strokesto awake from sleep→誤wù14 strokesChinese character→鹜wù14 strokesduck→鋈wù15 strokes-plated→霧wù19 strokesChinese character→騖wù19 strokesChinese character→鶩wù20 strokesChinese character→仵wǔ6 strokesequal→妩wǔ7 strokesflatter→庑wǔ7 strokessmall rooms facing or to the side of the main hall or veranda→忤wǔ7 strokesdisobedient→怃wǔ7 strokes(literary) to have tender affection for→迕wǔ7 strokesobstinate, perverse→牾wǔ11 strokesto oppose→摀wǔ13 strokesto cover→鹉wǔ13 strokesused in 鸚鵡|鹦鹉[ying1wu3]→嫵wǔ15 strokesChinese character→廡wǔ15 strokesChinese character→鵡wǔ19 strokesChinese character→圬wū6 strokesto plaster→邬wū6 strokessurname Wu→巫wū7 strokeswitch→於wū8 strokessurname Yu→钨wū9 strokestungsten (chemistry)→烏wū10 strokesChinese character→嗚wū13 strokesChinese character→誣wū14 strokesChinese character→鎢wū18 strokesChinese character→
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Characters are grouped by the first letter of their standard Pinyin spelling. Tone marks do not change the initial, so every pronunciation beginning with W appears together on this page.
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