斡 (wò): to turn

斡 (wò) is a Chinese character meaning “to turn.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 斗 (dipper). It ranks #4175 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 斗 dipper14 strokesFrequency #4175

Definitions

  1. to turn

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
斡旋wò xuánto mediate (a conflict etc)
梅里斯达斡尔族区méi lǐ sī dá wò ěr zú qūMeilisi Daur district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
达斡尔语dá wò ěr yǔDaur language (of Daur ethnic group of Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang)
达斡尔dá wò ěrDaur ethnic group of Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang
莫力达瓦达斡尔族自治旗mò lì dá wǎ dá wò ěr zú zì zhì qíMorin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia
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Total compounds
20
As first character
0
As last character
80
As middle character

斡 appears in 5 compound words: 20 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 80 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

了解斡字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。

le jiě wò zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ jiě zhōng guó wén huà .

Understanding the origin of the character "斡" helps in understanding Chinese culture.

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日本出手斡旋!高市:正协调与美伊领袖会谈

rì běn chū shǒu wò xuán ! gāo shì : zhèng xié diào yǔ měi yī lǐng xiù huì tán

LtnMar 2026

从最后通牒到秘密斡旋 中东四国介入 川普对伊朗政策急转弯

cóng zuì hòu tōng 牒 dào mì mì wò xuán zhōng dōng sì guó jiè rù chuān pǔ duì yī lǎng zhèng cè jí zhuǎn wān

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 斡 (wò) mean in Chinese?
斡 (wò) primarily means "to turn." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #4175 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 斡 have?
斡 is written with 14 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 斡?
The radical associated with 斡 is 斗 (dipper). This radical appears in many characters related to dipper.
What are common words containing 斡?
Common words with 斡 include: 斡旋 (wò xuán, "to mediate (a conflict etc)"); 梅里斯达斡尔族区 (méi lǐ sī dá wò ěr zú qū, "Meilisi Daur district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang"); 达斡尔语 (dá wò ěr yǔ, "Daur language (of Daur ethnic group of Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang)"); 达斡尔 (dá wò ěr, "Daur ethnic group of Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang"); 莫力达瓦达斡尔族自治旗 (mò lì dá wǎ dá wò ěr zú zì zhì qí, "Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3], Inner Mongolia"). There are over 5 compound words containing this character.
Is 斡 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 斡 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.