瓦 — Chinese character
瓦
wǎ
tile; pottery, earthenware
- Pinyin
- wǎ
- Radical
- 98 ⽡ (Tile)
- Strokes
- 5
- Formation
- pictographic — An interlocking roof tile
- Japanese
- 瓦 as a kanji
Common words with 瓦
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瓦解 | wǎ jiě | to collapse; to disintegrate; to crumble; to disrupt; to break up |
| 瓦斯 | wǎ sī | gas (loanword) |
| 千瓦 | qiān wǎ | kilowatt |
| 瓦特 | wǎ tè | (loanword) watt |
| 瓦砾 (瓦礫) | wǎ lì | rubble; debris |
| 兆瓦 | zhào wǎ | megawatt |
| 琉璃瓦 | liú li wǎ | glazed roof tile |
| 砖瓦 (磚瓦) | zhuān wǎ | tiles and bricks |
| 瓦片 | wǎ piàn | tile; 块 (kuài) |
| 土崩瓦解 | tǔ bēng wǎ jiě | to collapse; to fall apart |
| 千瓦时 (千瓦時) | qiān wǎ shí | kilowatt-hour |
| 催泪瓦斯 (催淚瓦斯) | cuī lèi wǎ sī | tear gas |
English words written with 瓦
瓦 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 4
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.