Definitions
(noun)
roof tile; tile
(noun)
watt
Etymology
Pictograph of an object related to pottery.
About
The character 瓦 began as a pictograph depicting the curved, interlocking clay tiles used on traditional roofs, its strokes echoing the overlapping convex and concave shapes designed to shed rain. Since these tiles were crafted from fired clay, the character evolved into a semantic radical for words related to earthenware, pottery, and ceramics. In modern usage, besides denoting tiles and clay objects, 瓦 was phonetically borrowed to represent the "watt", the unit of electrical power, demonstrating how an ancient pictograph adapted to scientific terminology without altering its core structure.
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屋顶上有红瓦。
一块瓦从房上掉下来。
工人正在铺瓦片。
这座庙用的是琉璃瓦。
奶奶的瓦罐里腌着咸菜。
这台空调的功率是一千瓦。
博物馆展出了古代的瓦当。
那位老瓦匠在细心修补老屋的瓦顶。