哑(yǎ)

HSK 7-99 strokesTrad. 啞
Readingsyǎyā

(onom.) sound of cawing

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Character information

Pinyin
yǎ / yā
Meaning
(onom.) sound of cawing; sound of infant learning to talk; variant of 呀[ya1]
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
啞

Origin & structure

Where 哑 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口亚

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 亚 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

口kǒu亚yà

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 哑 step by step

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

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Words with 哑

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

yǎ哑guāng光

matte; non-glossy

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yǎ哑jù剧

pantomime; mime show

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yǎ哑kǒu口

as if dumb; speechless

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chī吃yǎ哑ba巴kuī亏

to be forced to suffer in silence

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yǎ哑kǒu口wú无yán言

dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom)

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yǎ哑ba巴

a mute

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yǎ哑ba巴kuī亏

pent-up unspoken grievances

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yǎ哑tán弹

dud

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From 哑’s common words

光剧口吃巴亏无言

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