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倻

yē

Character

What 倻 means

1. used to represent phonetic "ya" in Korean names

Words containing 倻

• 伽倻Jiā yēGaya, a Korean confederacy of territorial polities in the Nakdong River basin of southern…
• 伽倻琴jiā yē qíngayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)

Characters built on 耶

These share the phonetic component 耶 (yē), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 椰yē(bound form) coconut palm; Taiwan pr. yé
• 揶yéto gesticulate; to play antics

Sounds the same

Read yē, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 耶(phonetic ye)
• 噎to choke (on); to choke up; to suffocate
• 椰(bound form) coconut palm; Taiwan pr. yé
• 掖to tuck (into a pocket); to hide; to conceal
• 吔onomat. for surprise, amazement and sigh
• 蠮wasp of the family Sphecidae