雅
elegant
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #476 U+96C5
How 雅 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
隹 (semantic, “bird”) + 牙 (phonetic, yá)
How to remember it
polished · Heisig RSH #2844
tusk + turkey
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 牙
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 牙 (yá) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牙 sound component | yá | tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated |
| 鸦 | yā | crow; Corvus species (various) |
| 芽 | yá | bud, shoot, sprout |
| 呀 | ya | particle used to express surprise |
| 讶 | yà | amazed, surprised; to express surprise |
| 伢 | yá | child |
| 岈 | yá | the name of a mountain |
| 枒 | yá | coconut tree; edge, rim |
| 蚜 | yá | aphid, plant louse |
| 玡 | yá | used in place names |
| 迓 | yà | to receive a guest |
Words containing 雅
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雅拉神山 | Yǎ lā shén shān | Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefectu… |
| 一日之雅 | yī rì zhī yǎ | lit. friends for a day (idiom); fig. casual acquaintance |
| 西拉雅族 | Xī lā yǎ zú | Siraya, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan |
| 马雅可夫斯基 | Mǎ yǎ kě fū sī jī | Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893-1930), Russian poet and dramatist |
| 雅安市 | Yǎ ān Shì | Ya'an, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3] |
| 雅拉香波神山 | Yǎ lā Xiāng bō shén shān | Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefectu… |
| 雅利安 | Yǎ lì ān | Aryan |
| 利雅德 | Lì yǎ dé | Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia (Tw) |
| 雅江县 | Yǎ jiāng Xiàn | Yajiang, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zh… |
| 的里雅斯特 | Dì lǐ yǎ sī tè | Trieste, port city in Italy |
| 利雅得 | Lì yǎ dé | Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia |
| 喜马拉雅山 | Xǐ mǎ lā yǎ shān | Himalayas |
| 雅拉香波雪山 | Yǎ lā Xiāng bō xuě shān | Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefectu… |
| 不雅 | bù yǎ | graceless; vulgar; indecent |
| 沙雅县 | Shā yǎ Xiàn | Xayar, a county in Aksu Prefecture 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 Di4 qu1], Xinjiang |
| 大雅 | dà yǎ | one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 |
| 雅人 | yǎ rén | poetic individual; person of refined temperament |
| 雅拉雪山 | Yǎ lā xuě shān | Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县[Dao4 fu2 xian4], Garze Tibetan autonomous prefectu… |
| 雅罗鱼 | yǎ luó yú | dace |
| 尔雅 | Ěr yǎ | "Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glos… |