| 瓦 | wǎ | roof tile; abbr. for 瓦特, watt (loan) |
| 瓦解 | wǎ jiě | to collapse; to disintegrate; to crumble |
| 千瓦 | qiān wǎ | kilowatt (unit of electric power) |
| 日内瓦 | Rì nèi wǎ | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 萨尔瓦多 | Sà ěr wǎ duō | El Salvador |
| 瓦斯 | wǎ sī | gas |
| 拉瓦锡 | Lā wǎ xī | Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794), French nobleman and scientist, considered the father of modern chemistry |
| 哈瓦那 | Hā wǎ nà | Havana, capital of Cuba |
| 瓦特 | wǎ tè | watt (loan) |
| 博茨瓦纳 | Bó cí wǎ nà | Botswana |
| 瓦工 | wǎ gōng | tiling; bricklaying; plastering |
| 努瓦克肖特 | Nǔ wǎ kè xiào tè | Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania |
| 土崩瓦解 | tǔ bēng wǎ jiě | to collapse; to fall apart |
| 瓦砾 | wǎ lì | rubble; debris |
| 白沙瓦 | Bái shā wǎ | Peshawar, city in north Pakistan |
| 伊洛瓦底 | Yī luò wǎ dǐ | Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma) |
| 伊洛瓦底三角洲 | Yī luò wǎ dǐ sān jiǎo zhōu | Irrawaddy delta in south Myanmar (Burma) |
| 伊洛瓦底江 | Yī luò wǎ dǐ jiāng | Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma) |
| 伯拉第斯拉瓦 | Bó lā dì sī lā wǎ | Bratislava, capital of Slovakia |
| 伽罗瓦 | Jiā luó wà | Évariste Galois (1811-1832), famous French mathematical prodigy and unsuccessful duelist |
| 伽罗瓦理论 | Jiā luó wǎ lǐ lùn | Galois theory (math.) |
| 依洛瓦底 | Yī luò wǎ dǐ | Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma); also written 伊洛瓦底 |
| 催泪瓦斯 | cuī lèi wǎ sī | tear gas |
| 兆瓦 | zhào wǎ | megawatt |
| 兆瓦特 | zhào wǎ tè | megawatt |
| 冰消瓦解 | bīng xiāo wǎ jiě | melt like ice and break like tiles; disintegrate; dissolve |
| 南迦巴瓦峰 | Nán jiā Bā wǎ fēng | Namcha Barwa (Himalayan mountain) |
| 博茨瓦那 | bó cí wǎ nà | Botswana |
| 卡瓦格博峰 | Kǎ wǎ gé bó fēng | Mt Kawakarpo (6740 m) in Yunnan, the highest peak of Meri snow mountains 梅里雪山 |
| 史瓦济兰 | shǐ wǎ jì lán | Swaziland |
| 史瓦辛格 | Shǐ wǎ xīn gé | Arnold Schwarzenegger; also written 阿诺德・施瓦辛格[A1 nuo4 de2 · Shi1 wa3 xin1 ge2] |
各人自扫门前雪, 莫管他家瓦上霜 | gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng | sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom) |
| 吐瓦鲁 | tǔ wǎ lǔ | Tuvalu |
| 图瓦卢 | Tú wǎ lú | Tuvalu |
| 塔拉瓦 | Tǎ lā wǎ | Tarawa, capital of Kiribati |
| 塔瓦斯科 | Tǎ wǎ sī kē | Tabasco (south Mexican state) |
| 塞瓦斯托波尔 | Sāi wǎ sī tuō bō ěr | Sevastopol |
| 奇瓦瓦 | Qí wǎ wǎ | Chihuahua, Mexico |
| 奥斯瓦尔德 | Ào sī wǎ ěr dé | Oswald |
| 安瓦尔 | Ān wǎ ěr | Anwar (name); Anwar bin Ibrahim (1947-), Malaysian politician, deputy prime minister 1993-1998, imprisoned 1999-2004 on charges including alleged homosexual acts, subsequently overturned |
宁为玉碎, 不为瓦全 | nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán | better broken jade than intact tile.; Death is preferable to dishonor (idiom) |
| 屋面瓦 | wū miàn wǎ | room tiles |
| 巴特瓦族 | Bā tè wǎ zú | see 特瓦族 |
| 布痕瓦尔德 | Bù hén wǎ ěr dé | Buchenwald |
| 帕尔瓦蒂 | pà ěr wǎ dì | Parvati (the consort of Shiva) |
| 帕瓦蒂 | pà wǎ dì | Parvati (the consort of Shiva) |
库尔特・瓦尔德海 姆 | Kù ěr tè · Wǎ ěr dé hǎi mǔ | Kurt Waldheim (1918-2007), Austrian diplomat and politician, Secretary-General of UN 1972-1981, President of Austria 1986-1992 |
| 弗罗茨瓦夫 | Fú luó cí wǎ fū | Wroclaw, Polish city |
| 德拉克罗瓦 | Dé lā kè luó wǎ | Delacroix (painter) |
| 摩尔多瓦 | Mó ěr duō wǎ | Moldova; Republic of Moldova, former Soviet republic on the border with Romania |