呀

ya

HSK 43 readings

Other characters with the syllable ya: see all 14 →

Meaning

ah (used to express surprise)
onom.creaking
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

Example

哎呀，差点上课迟到！

Ach, I was almost late to class!

From 哎呀 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

yāah (used to express surprise) / (onom.) creaking
ya(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 呀

哎呀āiyāinterjection of wonder, shock or admirationHSK 7-9

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