倭
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dwarf; Japanese (derog.) (old)
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 人 +8
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 倭
- Common rank
- #3,387
- Unicode
- U+502D
Formation & memory
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Words with 倭
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倭马亚王朝 | Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate | |
| 倭人 | dwarf; (old) (derog.) Japanese person | |
| 台倭 | (derogatory for Taiwanese) Jap lover | |
| 倭军 | Japanese army (derog.) (old) | |
| 倭瓜 | (dialect) pumpkin | |
| 壬辰倭乱 | Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598 | |
| 倭黑猩猩 | bonobo; pygmy chimpanzee | |
| 倭寇 | Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 委 — compare how they read.