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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ya5
- English meanings
- particle: replacing 啊 when preceding word ends in a, e, i, o, or (y)u; used in direct address and exclamation; indicating obviousness/impatience/suggestion; used for confirmation
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 牙.
Meaning & sound clues
口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.
牙 is identified as the sound component (yá). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 呀.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
fork; girl
Asia; second
pull
dumb
cliff
to mortgage
edge; limit
fang
bud
surprised; astonished
elegant; refined
crow
duck
Example sentences
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- 哎呀