How to write 洼

洼 [wā] 1. Depression; a place that is concave. - 凹陷的地方：水～儿。～子。 - Depression: water puddle; low-lying area. 2. Low and sunken. - 低凹，深陷：～地。眼眶～进去。 - Low-lying; deeply sunken: low ground; eye sockets that sink inward. 3. Ancient water body name. - 古水名 ([En.] Wa River). 4. A provincial abbreviation of "渥洼." It is one of the water sources of the Dang River in Dunhuang County of Gansu Province today. 5. An ancient water body, details unknown today. - 古水，今未详. 6. Simplified character for "窪." - “窪”的简化字. 7. Surname. For example, there was a person named 洼丹 during the Han Dynasty. - 姓。如汉代有洼丹。 Other meanings related to 清水 (clear water) and 小水坑 (small pool) may also refer to clear water or shallow depressions where water accumulates. - 清水 ([En.] clear water). - 小水坑 ([En.] small pool). Used in different contexts, 洼 can describe hollows, low areas, and deep places in geographical or physical terms. - 假借为“窐”。低陷，凹下 ([En.] hollow; low-lying). - 深 ([En.] deep). In a verb form, it can mean to stagnate or collect water. - 潴积 ([En.] stagnate). Evidently, the character 洼 refers to various forms of low-lying, concave, or watery regions in text, while also having historical and etymological significance.