呀 (yā)

(particle) expressing surprise or emphasis

How 呀 is written

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Traditional
呀
Simplified
呀 (unchanged)

Common words using 呀

呀諾達 yānuòdá
Yanoda, a rainforest in southern Hainan
哎呀 āiyā
interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
啊呀 āyā
interjection of surprise; Oh my!
天呀 tiānya
Heavens!; My goodness!

呀 in a sentence

快點呀,我們要遲到了!

Kuài diǎn ya, wǒmen yào chídào le!

“Hurry up, we are going to be late!”

How common is 呀?

呀 is the 927th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 87.9% of all running text.

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