垭(yā)

9 strokesTrad. 埡
Readingsyāyà

(dialect) strip of land between hills

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Character information

Pinyin
yā / yà
Meaning
(dialect) strip of land between hills; used in place names; also pr. [ya4]
Strokes
9
HSK level
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Traditional
埡

Origin & structure

Where 垭 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰土亚

In this compound, the meaning comes from 土 (earth); 亚 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

土tǔ亚yà

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 垭 step by step

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

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Words with 垭

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

yā垭kǒu口

(dialect) narrow mountain pass

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Related characters

From 垭’s common words

口

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