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雅 yǎ

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雅 yǎ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǎ | ya3
English translation
elegant
elegant, graceful, refined

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About 雅 yǎ

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

雅 yǎ

Contains the radical

隹 zhuī

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

bird

Etymology of 雅 yǎ

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰牙隹

Semantic compound

隹 zhuī

Phonetic compound

牙 yá

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 隹 zhuī represents the meaning and 牙 yá represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 雅 yǎ

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他 tā 本 běn 有 yǒu 雅量 yǎ liàng 做 zuò 说 shuì 声 shēng 抱歉 bàoqiàn 的 de !

He might have had the grace to say he was sorry!

她 tā 穿 chuān 了 le 一 yī 件水色 sè 的 de 绣 xiù 衣 yī , 显得 xiǎnde 干净 gānjìng 淡 dàn 雅 yǎ .

She wears an embroidered coat of light green, it's clean and elegant.

他 tā 是 shì 王 Wáng 俊杰 jùn jié 、邱 qiū 绣 xiù 雅 yǎ 夫妇 fūfù 的 de 长子 Zhǎng zǐ .

He is the eldest son of Samson and Jennifer Wang.

他们 tā men 优雅 yōu yǎ 的 de 风度 fēngdù 不足 bùzú ,却 què 有 yǒu 一 yī 股 gǔ 子 zǐ 愣劲.

What they lacked in parlor grace they made up for in determination.

一切 yīqiè 都 dōu 清新 Qīng xīn 、 雅致 yǎ zhì , 而且 érqiě 闻 Wén 得出 dé chū 花香 huā xiāng .

Everything was now fresh, dainty, and smelled of flowers.

Words with 雅 yǎ

Explore 23 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 雅 yǎ in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
雅 yǎ elegant雅 yǎ
优雅 yōu yǎ grace優雅
西雅图 Xī yǎ tú Seattle, Washington State西雅圖
高雅 gāo yǎ dainty高雅 gāo yǎ
雅虎 Yǎ hǔ Yahoo, Internet portal雅虎 Yǎ hǔ
玛雅 Mǎ yǎ Maya (civilization)瑪雅
雅典 Yǎ diǎn Athens, capital of Greece雅典 Yǎ diǎn
典雅 diǎn yǎ refined典雅 diǎn yǎ
文雅 wényǎ elegant文雅 wényǎ
雅致 yǎ zhì elegant雅致 yǎ zhì
雅加达 Yǎ jiā dá Jakarta, capital of Indonesia雅加達
大雅 Dà yǎ Taya township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县 Tái zhōng xiàn [Tái​zhōng​xiàn], Taiwan大雅 Dà yǎ
雅克 Yǎ kè Jacques (name)雅克 Yǎ kè
欧莱雅 Ōu lái yǎ L'Oréal (French cosmetics company)歐萊雅
雅思 Yǎ sī IELTS (International English Language Testing System)雅思 Yǎ sī
淡雅 dàn yǎ simple and elegant淡雅 dàn yǎ
秀雅 xiù yǎ exquisite秀雅 xiù yǎ
雅丽 yǎ lì elegant雅麗
儒雅 rú yǎ scholarly儒雅 rú yǎ
温文尔雅 wēn wén ěr yǎ cultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated溫文爾雅
雅典娜 Yǎ diǎn nà Athena雅典娜 Yǎ diǎn nà
雅利安 Yǎ lì ān Aryan雅利安 Yǎ lì ān
风雅 fēng yǎ cultured風雅

雅 yǎ Decomposition & Compounds

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雅 yǎ Decomposition

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雅 yǎ Compounds

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