呀

ya

(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

Radical: 口 HSK 4 y pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

呀 decomposes into the following components:

口 牙

Semantic component: 口; phonetic component: 牙.

Words containing 呀

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 呀.

吱呀
zhī yā
吽呀
óu yá
哎呀
āi yā
interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
啊呀
ā yā
interjection of surprise
天呀
tiān ya
Heavens!
呀诺达
yā nuò dá
呀呀学语
yā yā xué yǔ
see 咿呀學語|咿呀学语[yi1 ya1 xue2 yu3]
咿呀学语
yī yā xué yǔ
(of a baby) to babble
欧咪呀给
ōu mī yā gěi
(Tw) gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas) (loanword from Japanese "omiyage")

Related characters (radical 口)

Characters that share the radical 口.

卟 口 古 句 另 叨 叩 只 叫 召 叭 叮 可 台 叱 史 右 叵 叶 号 司 叹 叻 叼

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