倭

dwarf; Japanese (derog.) (old)

10 strokes Dict coverage rank #3,387 U+502D

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

亻 (semantic, “person”) + 委 (phonetic, wěi)

components: 亻委

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 委

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 委 (wěi) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
委 sound component	wěi	to appoint, to commission, to send
矮	ǎi	short, low; dwarf
魏	wèi	the kingdom of Wei; surname
萎	wěi	to wither, to wilt
诿	wěi	to shirk, to pass the buck, to make excuses
痿	wěi	paralysis; impotence
逶	wēi	winding, curving; to swagger

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
倭马亚王朝	Wō mǎ yà Wáng cháo	Umayyad Empire (661-750, in Iberia -1031), successor of the Rashidun caliphate
倭人	wō rén	dwarf; (old) (derog.) Japanese person
台倭	Tái wō	(derogatory for Taiwanese) Jap lover
倭军	wō jūn	Japanese army (derog.) (old)
倭瓜	wō guā	(dialect) pumpkin
壬辰倭乱	rén chén wō luàn	Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598
倭黑猩猩	wō hēi xīng xing	bonobo; pygmy chimpanzee
倭寇	Wō kòu	Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)