瓦

wǎ
#1,193 most
frequent character
roof tile, abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

瓦 is a picture of two interlocked clay tiles, so it first meant 'clay tile.' That grew to 'earthenware' and then 'disintegrate; crumble.' The meaning 'watt' was borrowed for its sound.

Drawn as: interlocked clay tiles

瓦 as a component in other characters

meaning11 characters
瓶瓷瓮甄甑瓯瓴瓿甓甏甕
sound1 character
佤

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