懂中文 Dong Chinese

渥

wò

moisten

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 屋 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

屋 sound component

屋  Sound component

wū

  

house, room

Evolution

渥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
渥 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
渥 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
渥 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

渥  

wò

moisten, soak; great, deep; dye; to enrich; to moisten

Most common words with 渥
Freq.
Word
Meaning

渥

to enrich

渥太华

Ottawa, capital of Canada