呀

Character

呀 ya · yā

HSK 4Character2 readings

(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

Radical: 口
Strokes: 7
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 口牙
Traditional: 呀
Frequency: #1225 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

yaMain reading yāRare reading

ya

ya5Main readingHSK 4

(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “呀” as ya

天呀tiān yaHeavens!Word

yā

ya1Reading 2Rare reading

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

ah, oh: a short sound showing you are surprised
a small word at the end of a sentence, making it sound friendly

Examples

呀，下雨了！
yā xià yǔ le
Ah, it's raining!
AI-generated sentence
你是谁呀？
nǐ shì shéi ya
Who are you?
AI-generated sentence

Words that use “呀” as yā

哎呀āi yāoh! oh no! a sound you make when you are surprisedWordHSK 7–9 吱呀zhī yā(onom.) creakingWord 啊呀ā yāinterjection of surpriseWord 呀诺达yā nuò dáYanoda, a rainforest in southern HainanWord

呀呀学语yā yā xué yǔ(of a baby) to babbleSee 咿呀学语WordUnreviewed

咿呀学语yī yā xué yǔ(of a baby) to babbleWord 欧咪呀给ōu mī yā gěi(Tw) gift given when visiting sbWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 呀

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Same radical 口

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和hé 吗ma 嗎ma 可kě 后hòu 名míng 台tái 同tóng 员yuán 員yuán 喜xǐ 噹dāng

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