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瓦
wǎ
Description
"瓦"是盖房子用的一种东西，一般放在屋顶上，可以挡雨。
"瓦" is a material used for building roofs, usually placed on top to block rain.
它也是电的单位，比如"六十瓦的灯"。
It is also a unit of electricity, for example, a "sixty-watt lamp".
Meanings
瓦wǎ
roof tile
老房子的屋顶上有很多瓦。
There are many tiles on the roof of the old house.
瓦wǎ
watt (unit of power)
这个灯泡是二十瓦。
This light bulb is twenty watts.
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Notes
- Nuance
as "watt", 瓦 is short for 瓦特, the transliteration of Watt.
- Etymology
originally means fired-clay tile; the power-unit sense is a modern loan.
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