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The character 娃 is a phono-semantic compound. Its left side features the semantic radical 女 (nǚ, woman), which originally connected the character's meaning to a beautiful woman or girl, as seen in classical texts. Over time, its sense narrowed to primarily denote a baby, young child, or doll, a shift from female beauty to youth and infancy. The right side, 圭 (guī, a jade ritual tablet), serves as the phonetic component, indicating the pronunciation without adding to the meaning.
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这个娃娃是我的。
小娃娃真漂亮。
妈妈抱着娃娃。
娃娃在沙发上睡觉。
她是个女娃娃。
娃娃笑了，因为看到玩具。
如果娃娃饿了，就会哭。
那个胖娃娃正在学走路。