Chinese Character 呀 Meanings and components.

Form

呀

Meaning

呀 meaning[3] in English

(Particle Equivalent To 啊 After A Vowel, Expressing Surprise Or Doubt).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 呀 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are mouth (口) , and tooth (牙)

Its radical[1] is: 口 (kou3) which means: Mouth, Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc), Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls, .口kou3mouth

In cangjie it is written with RMVH

How to write 呀

To write呀ya5(particle equivalent … you should write a combination of 口kou3mouth , 牙ya2tooth arranged in a 吅 shape:

口 + 牙 = 呀

呀 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 呀 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 呀, looks as follow:

呀
Pinyin:ya5 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: (Particle Equivalent To 啊 After A Vowel, Expressing Surprise Or Doubt)
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
牙
Pinyin:ya2
Meaning[3]: Tooth . Ivory . Cl:顆|颗[Ke1]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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