CHARACTERS / YA

“ya” is 12 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

  1. 牙yátoothHSK 3 · TONE 2
  2. 亚yàsecondHSK 4 · TONE 4
  3. 压yāto pressHSK 4 · TONE 1
  4. 呀yāah (used to express surprise)HSK 4 · TONE 1
  5. 鸭yāduck (CL:隻)HSK 4 · TONE 1
  6. 押yāto mortgageHSK 5 · TONE 1
  7. 哑yā(onom.) sound of cawingHSK 6 · TONE 1
  8. 崖yáprecipiceHSK 6 · TONE 2
  9. 芽yábudHSK 6 · TONE 2
  10. 讶yàastoundedHSK 6 · TONE 4
  11. 雅yǎelegantHSK 6 · TONE 3
  12. 鸦yācrowHSK 6 · TONE 1