哑 yǎ · yā

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

mute; dumb; incapable of speech

Radical: 口
Strokes: 9
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 口亚
Traditional: 啞
Frequency: #2939 most common character

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Readings and meanings

yǎMain reading yāRare reading

yǎ

ya3Main readingHSK 7–9

mute; dumb; incapable of speech CC-CEDICT
(of a voice) hoarse; husky CC-CEDICT
(bound form) (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud CC-CEDICT

Words that use “哑” as yǎ

哑光yǎ guāngmatteWord 哑剧yǎ jùpantomimeWord 哑口yǎ kǒuas if dumbWord 哑子yǎ zi(dialect) a muteWord 哑巴yǎ baa muteWord 哑弹yǎ dàndudWord 哑点yǎ diǎnblind spotWord 哑语yǎ yǔsign languageWord

yā

ya1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is yǎ.

the sound a crow makes (as in 哑哑)
the sounds a baby makes when learning to talk (as in 哑哑学语)

Examples

树上的鸟哑哑地叫。
shù shàng de niǎo yā yā de jiào
The birds in the tree go 'caw, caw'.
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小孩子哑哑地学说话。
xiǎo hái zi yā yā de xué shuō huà
The little child is making baby sounds and learning to talk.
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Stroke order

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Same radical 口

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