瓦 (wǎ) — roof tile; watt (abbreviation of 瓦特)
Definition
A rare HSK 7 noun with two unrelated senses: the literal 'roof tile' (clipped from 瓦片) and the standard measure for electrical power, short for 瓦特 (watt).
noun
roof tilewatt (abbreviation of 瓦特)
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 瓦。Wū dǐng shàng pù le yī céng xīn wǎ.A new layer of tiles was laid on the roof.
- 瓦。Zhè ge diàn fàn bāo de gōng lǜ shì qī bǎi wǎ.The power of this rice cooker is 700 watts.
- 瓦。Jiāng nán gǔ zhèn yǒu hěn duō qīng wǎ bái qiáng de fáng zi.In the ancient towns south of the Yangtze, there are many houses with green tiles and white walls.
Origin
Pictograph六书liùshū
象形xiàngxíngA drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.
瓦’s shape is a picture of fired earthenware pottery or a tile.
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