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哑

Character

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

yǎ

ya3Main readingHSK 7–9
  1. mute; dumb; incapable of speech CC-CEDICT
  2. (of a voice) hoarse; husky CC-CEDICT
  3. (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.

  1. the sound a crow makes (as in 哑哑)
  2. 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'.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 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.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

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