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Character · NounTraditional凹

low-lying land; depression (used in place names)

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Meanings

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1.

noun

low-lying land; depression; hollow (same as 洼)

dialect

Specifically used in place names in northern China, particularly in Shanxi Province, to denote low-lying terrain or depressions.

Nán南
wā洼
zi子
 （
zài在
Shān山
xī西
 ）

Nanwazi (a place name in Shanxi Province)

Chì赤
ní泥
wā洼
 （
zài在
Shān山
xī西
 ）

Chiniwa (a place name in Shanxi Province)

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Zhè这
gè个
cūn村
zi子
zài在
yī一
piàn片
wā凹
dì地
lǐ里
 。

This village is located in a depression.