How to Write 娃 (wá) — Meaning “baby”

Imagine a baby girl (女) who cries 'wa wa' and holds two stacked blocks (圭 looks like two 土 or blocks). The blocks are her toys, so you remember 娃 as a baby girl with her blocks.

Write the left radical 女 first (order: 撇点, 撇, 横), then the right part 圭 with two 土 stacked (order for each 土: 横, 竖, 横). A common mistake is making the 女 radical too wide or writing 圭 with too much space between the two 土; keep them close and balanced.

The right side of 娃 is 圭 (two 土 stacked), while 妊 uses 壬 (rén) and 妍 uses 开 (kāi). Meaning-wise, 娃 means baby or doll, 妊 means pregnant, and 妍 means beautiful. Visually, remember 圭 has two horizontal lines on top and bottom, like stacked soil.

娃 is commonly used for 'baby' or 'child' in informal speech, such as 娃娃 (doll or baby) and 女娃 (little girl). It also appears in brand names like 娃哈哈 (Wahaha, a famous Chinese beverage). In everyday conversation, you can call a young child 娃 affectionately.

Common words containing 娃 include: 娃娃 (wá wá) — doll; 娃哈哈 (wá hā hā) — Wahaha (brand name); 女娃 (nǚ wá) — baby girl; little girl.