丫(yā)

HSK 7-93 strokes

fork

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Character information

Pinyin
yā
Meaning
fork; branch; bifurcation; girl
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 丫 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱丷丨

A forked line 丨

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

丷bā丨gǔn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 丫 step by step

3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 丫

Common words using 丫 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yā丫tou头
HSK 7-9

girl

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yā丫zǐ子

see 脚丫子

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yā丫tǐng挺

(Beijing dialect) bastard; damned

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yā丫chā杈

fork (of a tree); tool made of forked wood

Open 丫杈 page →
yā丫huán鬟

servant girl

Open 丫鬟 page →
jiǎo脚yā丫

(coll.) foot

Open 脚丫 page →
jiǎo脚yā丫zi子

(coll.) foot

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丸丹

From 丫’s common words

头子挺杈鬟脚

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