涡

Character

涡 guō · wō

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

name of a river

Radical: 氵
Strokes: 10
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 氵呙
Traditional: 渦
Frequency: #2709 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

guōMain reading wōRare reading

guō

guo1Main readingHSK 7–9

name of a river CC-CEDICT

Words that use “涡” as guō

涡阳guō yángGuoyang, a county in Bozhou City 亳州市See 涡阳县WordUnreviewed

涡阳县guō yáng xiànGuoyang, a county in Bozhou City 亳州市Word

wō

wo1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is guō.

eddy CC-CEDICT
whirlpool CC-CEDICT

Words that use “涡” as wō

旋涡xuán wōwater that spins around very fast in a circleWordHSK 7–9 圣涡shèng wōdimples of VenusWord 梨涡lí wōdimplesWord 涡喷wō pēnturbojetWord 涡扇wō shànturbofanWord 涡旋wō xuáneddyWord 涡核wō héeye of a vortexWord 涡桨wō jiǎngturbopropWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 涡

Draw “涡” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

河里有一个大漩涡。
hé lǐ yǒu yí gè dà xuán wō
There is a big whirlpool in the river.
AI-generated sentence
水转得很快，像一个小涡。
shuǐ zhuàn de hěn kuài, xiàng yí gè xiǎo wō
The water turns very fast, like a small whirlpool.
AI-generated sentence
这个汽车有涡轮。
zhè gè qì chē yǒu wō lún
This car has a turbo.
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Same radical 氵

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