Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nüwa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Nü-wa
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

a goddess who repaired heaven and created the Earth

Example Sentences

"The first sovereign was Fuxi, the heavenly sovereign, and first ancestor of 100 emperors. His marriage to his sister, Nüwa, balanced yin and yang."

Etymology

From Mandarin 女媧／女娲 (Nǚwā).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

What does nüwa mean?: a goddess who repaired heaven and created the Earth
Where does nüwa come from?: From Mandarin 女媧／女娲 (Nǚwā).

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