Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

elegant

Chinese: 优雅。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ya” becomes a different word in each tone. 雅 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 文雅wén yǎelegant; refined
  • 优雅yōu yǎgrace; graceful
  • 高雅gāo yǎdainty; elegance; elegant
  • 雅人yǎ rénpoetic individual; person of refined temperament
  • 大雅dà yǎone of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 诗经

Example Sentence

这间屋子布置得很优雅。Zhè jiān wū zi bù zhì de hěn yōu yǎ.This room is decorated elegantly.

Zhèthisjiānbetween屋子wū zihouse布置bù zhìto arrange得很de hěn(after an adjective) very优雅yōu yǎgrace