呱 (guā) - Onomatopoeic for sounds like quacking, croaking, or crying & also used in words describing loud, clear sounds.

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guā ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 口

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呱 · guā

Onomatopoeic for sounds like quacking, croaking, or crying;

also used in words describing loud, clear sounds.

Onomatopoeic for sounds like quacking, croaking, or cryingalso used in words describing loud, clear sounds.

Usage highlights

quack quackexcellentfall to the ground with a cryloud and clearchirp and twitterfrog croaking

Synonyms

  • 嘎— quack, creak (onomatopoeia)
  • 哇— cry, wail (onomatopoeia)

Antonyms

  • 静— quiet, silent
  • 默— silent, mute

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The duck quacked (呱呱叫).
  • The frog croaked by the pond (青蛙呱呱叫).
  • The baby cried loudly (呱呱坠地 - describing a newborn's first cry).

Collocations

  • quack quack(呱呱)
  • excellent(呱呱叫)
  • fall to the ground with a cry(呱呱坠地)
  • loud and clear(呱呱响)
  • chirp and twitter(叽叽呱呱)
  • frog croaking(青蛙呱呱)

Idioms

  • Fall to the ground with a cry(呱呱坠地)
  • Top-notch, excellent(呱呱叫)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Often associated with animal sounds, particularly ducks and frogs in Chinese culture.
  • Used idiomatically to describe something as excellent or top-quality (呱呱叫).
  • In classical context, describes the first cry of a newborn baby (呱呱坠地).

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