Meaning
(onomat.); dumb; mute
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ya” becomes a different word in each tone. 哑 is the 1st 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
- 聋哑lóng yǎdeaf and nonverbal
- 哑子yǎ zi(dialect) a mute (person)
- 哑点yǎ diǎnblind spot; dead spot
- 哑口yǎ kǒuas if dumb; speechless
- 哑光yǎ guāngmatte; non-glossy
Example Sentence
喊了一上午，他的嗓子都哑了。Hǎn le yí shàng wǔ, tā de sǎng zi dōu yǎ le.After shouting all morning, his voice became hoarse.
喊Hǎnto yell了le(completed action)一yíone上午shàng wǔmorning，他tāhe的deof嗓子sǎng zithroat都dōuall哑yǎ(onom.) sound of cawing了le(completed action)。