娃
wá
#1,830 most
frequent character
baby, doll
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
娃 pairs 女 woman with 圭 guī, the sound part. It first meant 'beautiful' when said of women, then grew to 'baby' and 'doll'. The sound link is unclear in modern Mandarin.
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