Character

雅

yǎ HSK 7

雅 yǎ HSK 7

1. court music of the Zhou dynasty; the Ya odes in the Book of Songs (divided into Greater Ya and Lesser Ya)
2. (lit.) standard; conforming to the norm
3. refined; elegant; graceful
4. honorific for the other party's feelings or actions
5. philological works of the 《尔雅》 type; ya-learning (雅书, 雅学)
6. a surname
7. (lit.) friendship; acquaintance
8. always; consistently; from the start
9. very; extremely

Words using 雅 as yǎ (3)

1 优雅 yōu yǎ — elegant HSK 7
- 优 superior, excellent
- 雅 refined, cultured
Example

她的举止非常优雅。

tā de jǔ zhǐ fēi cháng yōu yǎ

Her manners are very elegant.
2 文雅 wén yǎ — refined HSK 7
- 文 cultured, literary, refined
- 雅 elegant, graceful, tasteful
Example

她说话很文雅。

tā shuō huà hěn wén yǎ

She speaks very refinedly.
3 高雅 gāo yǎ — elegant HSK 7
- 高 high, elevated (suggesting something above the ordinary)
- 雅 refined, graceful (suggesting cultured sophistication)
Example

她的品味很高雅。

tā de pǐn wèi hěn gāo yǎ

Her taste is very elegant.

Structure & writing

雅 yǎ — court music of the Zhou dynasty; the Ya odes in the Book of Songs (divided into Greater Ya and Lesser Ya)

雅 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 牙 yá — tooth (organ for biting and chewing in humans and higher animals)

牙 is a component in 7 characters

HSK 1

穿 chuān to pierce; to penetrate through

HSK 5

呀 yā exclamation of surprise or doubt

HSK 6

讶 yà (lit.) to be surprised; to wonder at

HSK 7

芽 yá bud; sprout (young shoot emerging from a seed or plant that can develop into a stem, leaf, or whole plant) 邪 xié wicked; evil; crooked 雅 yǎ court music of the Zhou dynasty; the Ya odes in the Book of Songs (divided into Greater Ya and Lesser Ya) 鸦 yā crow; a black-feathered bird with a large beak, long wings, and strong feet

2 隹 zhuī — short-tailed bird radical

隹 is a component in 23 characters

HSK 1

谁 shéi who (interrogative pronoun)

HSK 2

准 zhǔn standard; norm; criterion

HSK 3

难 nán difficult; not easy (opposite of 易)

HSK 4

售 shòu to sell; to vend 推 tuī push (an object) outward in the direction of force

HSK 5

唯 wéi solely, only 堆 duī a pile; a heap of accumulated things 维 wéi to connect; to tie 集 jí to gather, assemble, collect

HSK 6

截 jié to cut off; to sever (something long and slender) 携 xié to carry with one; to bring along 椎 zhuī vertebra, short bone forming the spine in humans and higher animals 焦 jiāo scorched, charred (dried out by heat, turning yellowish-black, hard and brittle) 雄 xióng male (of organisms that produce sperm, opposite of 雌)

HSK 7

帷 wéi curtain; tent curtain surrounding an area 稚 zhì (dial.) late-planted crops 雀 què sparrow; small bird with long wings, varies in plumage between sexes, feeds on grains and insects; refers broadly to small birds 雅 yǎ court music of the Zhou dynasty; the Ya odes in the Book of Songs (divided into Greater Ya and Lesser Ya) 雇 gù to hire someone to work for you

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雌 cí female (of animals or plants, capable of producing egg cells; opposite of 雄) 雕 diāo to carve or engrave on bamboo, wood, jade, metal, etc. 霍 huò (lit.) suddenly; swiftly 鹤 hè crane (large wading bird with long neck and legs, white or grey plumage)

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