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雅

yǎ

HSK 6 Character

What 雅 means

1. elegant

Example sentences

• 优雅！
  Classy!
• 她举止优雅。
  Tā jǔzhǐ yōuyǎ.
  She is graceful.
• 茱莉雅唱歌。
  Julia sings.
• 拉雅迷路了。
  Raya got lost.
• 雅尼吃苹果。
  Yanni ate an apple.
• 我想去西雅图。
  Wǒ xiǎng qù Xīyǎtú.
  I want to go to Seattle.

Words starting with 雅

• 雅典Yǎ diǎnAthens, capital of Greece
• 雅致yǎ zhìelegant; refined; in good taste
• 雅加达Yǎ jiā dáJakarta, capital of Indonesia
• 雅芳Yǎ fāngAvon (cosmetics company)
• 雅兴yǎ xìngrefined and elegant attitude of mind
• 雅丽yǎ lìelegant; refined beauty
• 雅鲁藏布江Yǎ lǔ Zàng bù JiāngYarlung Tsangpo River, Tibet
• 雅典娜Yǎ diǎn nàAthena
• 雅士yǎ shìelegant scholar
• 雅观yǎ guānelegant and tasteful
• 雅号yǎ hàorefined appelation; (humor) sb's elegant monicker; (hon.) your esteemed name
• 雅座yǎ zuò(restaurant etc) private room; booth; comfortable seating
• 雅丹yǎ dān(geology; loanword) yardang
• 雅事yǎ shìrefined activities of the intellectuals (regarding literature, paintings etc)
• 雅人yǎ rénpoetic individual; person of refined temperament
• 雅司yǎ sīyaws (infectious tropical disease)
• 雅威Yǎ wēiYahweh
• 雅思Yǎ sīIELTS (International English Language Testing System)
• 雅意yǎ yìyour kind offer; your valued advice; delicate interest and charm
• 雅爱yǎ ài(hon.) your great kindness
• 雅房yǎ fáng(Taiwan) rental room without private bathroom
• 雅故yǎ gùold friend; correct interpretation
• 雅教yǎ jiào(hon.) your distinguished thoughts; Thank you…
• 雅望yǎ wàng(literary) spotless reputation

Words containing 雅

• 文雅wén yǎelegant; refined
• 优雅yōu yǎgrace; graceful
• 高雅gāo yǎdainty; elegance; elegant
• 典雅diǎn yǎrefined; elegant
• 小雅xiǎo yǎone of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 诗经
• 玛雅Mǎ yǎMaya (civilization)
• 幽雅yōu yǎserene and elegant (of a place); ethereal (of music)
• 西雅图Xī yǎ túSeattle, city in Washington State
• 儒雅rú yǎscholarly; refined; cultured
• 温文尔雅wēn wén ěr yǎcultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated
• 淡雅dàn yǎsimple and elegant
• 风雅fēng yǎcultured; sophisticated
• 喜马拉雅山Xǐ mǎ lā yǎ shānHimalayas
• 清雅qīng yǎrefined; elegant
• 素雅sù yǎsimple yet elegant
• 附庸风雅fù yōng fēng yǎ(of an uneducated person) to mingle with the cognoscenti; to pose as a culture lover…
• 尔雅Ěr yǎ"Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with…
• 大雅dà yǎone of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 诗经
• 无伤大雅wú shāng dà yǎ(of a defect etc) to be of no great matter (idiom); harmless
• 不雅bù yǎgraceless; vulgar; indecent
• 博雅bó yǎlearned
• 尼雅Ní yǎNiya, ancient kingdom near Khotan in Xinjiang, 1st century BC-4th century AD
• 广雅Guǎng yǎearliest extant Chinese encyclopedia from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, 3rd century, modeled…
• 新雅xīn yǎfresh; new and elegant

Characters built on 牙

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

• 呀ya(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
• 讶yàastounded
• 鸦yācrow
• 芽yábud; sprout
• 玡yávariant of 琊
• 砑yàto calender
• 蚜yáaphis
• 伢yá(dialect) child

Characters that look like 雅

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 程chéngrule; order; regulations
• 维wéito preserve; to maintain; to hold together
• 推tuīto push; to cut; to refuse
• 稍shāosomewhat; a little
• 稚zhìinfantile; young
• 雏chú(bound form) chick; young bird

Sounds the same

Read yǎ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 哑mute; dumb; incapable of speech; (of a voice) hoarse; husky…
• 痖mute, incapable of speech; same as 哑
• 疋variant of 雅