窝 — Chinese character
窝
wō
cave, den, nest; hiding place; measure word for small animals
- Pinyin
- wō
- Radical
- 116 ⽳ (Cave)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 穴 呙
- Formation
- pictophonetic — cave; meaning component 穴; sound component 呙
- Traditional
- 窩
Common words with 窝
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 被窝 (被窩) | bèi wō | (traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube; (contemporary) bedding; bed cover |
| 蜂窝 (蜂窩) | fēng wō | honeycomb; beehive |
| 燕窝 (燕窩) | yàn wō | edible bird's nest |
| 窝囊废 (窩囊廢) | wō nang fèi | (coll.) spineless coward; wimp |
| 腋窝 (腋窩) | yè wō | armpit |
| 窝藏 (窩藏) | wō cáng | to harbor; to shelter |
| 酒窝 (酒窩) | jiǔ wō | dimple (on the cheek when smiling) |
| 窝点 (窩點) | wō diǎn | lair; den (of illegal activities) |
| 窝囊 (窩囊) | wō nang | to feel vexed; annoyed |
| 一窝蜂 (一窩蜂) | yī wō fēng | like a swarm of bees; in droves (used to describe people flocking to do sth) |
| 窝子 (窩子) | wō zi | lair; den |
| 窝心 (窩心) | wō xīn | aggrieved; dejected |
English words written with 窝
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.