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呀 (ya / yā): Ah — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 呀

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How to write 呀 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

呀has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

ya
  • ah
    part.HSK 4
yā
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 呀

呀 stroke order diagram
4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
呀
口kǒu · mouth
牙yá · tooth
呀=
5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 呀

呀 handwriting practice worksheet preview
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6.

How to Use 呀

Common word with 呀

One common HSK word with 呀 is 哎呀, meaning "interjection of wonder, shock or admiration".

哎呀 • āi yā • interjection of wonder, shock or admiration • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
7.

Example Sentences

jīn今
tiān天
de的
tiān天
qì气
zhēn真
hǎo

Information

Pinyinya / yā
Meaningah; sentence particle
Strokes7
Radical口
Traditional呀
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1160
Zhuyinㄧㄚ
UnicodeU+5440
CangjieRSJL
ah; sentence particle
interj.HSK 3.0 · L5
口kǒu · mouth
+牙yá · tooth
āi哎
yā呀

interjection of wonder, shock or admiration

好
ya呀
！

The weather is really nice today!

yā呀
，
xià下
xuě雪
le了
！

Ah, it's snowing!

āi哎
yā呀
，
wǒ我
wàng忘
jì记
dài带
yào钥
shi匙
le了
！

Oh no, I forgot to bring the keys!

hāi嗨
ya呀
，
wǒ我
wàng忘
jì记
dài带
yào钥
shi匙
le了
。

Hai ya, expressing regret, I forgot to bring the keys.

hǎo好
ya呀
，
wǒ我
men们
yì一
qǐ起
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
ba吧
。

Okay, let's go to the park together.

mén门
zhī吱
yā呀
yī一
shēng声
kāi开
le了
。

The door opened with a creaking sound.

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Same Radical

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