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沃

Mandarin · pinyin wò

fertile
rich
to irrigate
to wash (of river)

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沃: wò · water, irrigate; fertile, rich

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character · Etymology 1

fertile; rich; lush
to irrigate; to water; to soak
(Hokkien) to drench; to soak; to wet through (by rain, water, etc.)
a river in Shanxi
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 曲沃 (Qūwò)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 飫 /饫 (yù)
a surname

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