baby

doll

woman (女) + jade tablet (圭) = precious little one

圭 is a jade ritual tablet given as a symbol of rank and nobility — a girl associated with such precious status evokes a cherished, prized child. The image of a valued female child naturally extends to babies and dolls.

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A jade ritual scepterSemantic
WomanSemantic

这个才两个月大,睡得很香。

zhè ge wá cái liǎng ge yuè dà, shuì de hěn xiāng.

This baby is only two months old and sleeps very soundly.

她买了一个布娃送给小女孩。

tā mǎi le yí ge bù wá wa sòng gěi xiǎo nǚ hái.

She bought a cloth doll to give to the little girl.

Words with 娃

遛娃

liù wá

(coll.) to take one's child out for a walk

鸡娃

jī wá

(neologism, c. 2020) to arrange an intensive schedule of activities for one's child to maximize achievement

伊娃

yī wá

Eva (name)

伊娃·门德斯

yī wá · mén dé sī

Eva Mendes, American actress

克里斯蒂娃

kè lǐ sī dì wá

Julia Kristeva (1941-), Bulgarian-French psychoanalyst, philosopher and literary critic

厄娃

è wá

Eve, the first woman (transcription used in Catholic versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh)

吉娃娃

jí wá wa

Chihuahua (dog)

夏娃

xià wá

Eve, the first woman (transcription used in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waa1})

外来娃

wài lái wá

children born to parents from rural areas who have migrated to urban areas

夹娃娃

jiā wá wa

(coll.) to induce an abortion (Tw)

套娃

tào wá

Russian doll (matryoshka doll) or similar nested doll

女娃

nǚ wá

mythological daughter of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4] who turned into bird Jingwei 精衛|精卫[Jing1 wei4] after drowning

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