呀
2 readings · tap one to hear it
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 4
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 呀
- Common rank
- #3,156
- Unicode
- U+5440
Sound it out + = · + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 呀
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呀诺达 | Yanoda, a rainforest in southern Hainan | |
| 天呀 | Heavens!; My goodness! | |
| 呀呀学语 | see 咿呀學語|咿呀学语[yi1 ya1 xue2 yu3] | |
| 咿呀学语 | (of a baby) to babble | |
| 欧咪呀给 | (Tw) gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, … | |
| 吱呀 | (onom.) creaking | |
| 啊呀 | interjection of surprise; Oh my! | |
| 吽呀 | variant of 吽牙[ou2 ya2] | |
| 哎呀 | interjection of wonder, shock or admiration |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 牙 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牙 sound part | tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated | |
| 雅 | elegant, graceful, refined | |
| 鸦 | crow; Corvus species (various) | |
| 芽 | bud, shoot, sprout | |
| 讶 | amazed, surprised; to express surprise | |
| 伢 | child | |
| 岈 | the name of a mountain | |
| 枒 | coconut tree; edge, rim | |
| 蚜 | aphid, plant louse | |
| 玡 | used in place names | |
| 迓 | to receive a guest |