Meaning
Asia; Asian; second; next to; inferior
Chinese: 亚洲；次一等、接近。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ya” becomes a different word in each tone. 亚 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 亚军yà jūnsecond place (in a sports contest); runner-up
- 不亚于bù yà yúno less than; not inferior to
- 不亚bù yàno less than; not inferior to
- 亚种yà zhǒngsubspecies (taxonomy)
- 亚门yà mén(biology) subphylum (in zoological taxonomy); subdivision (in the taxonomy of plants or fungi)
Example Sentence
中国是亚洲最大的国家之一。Zhōng guó shì Yà zhōu zuì dà de guó jiā zhī yī.China is one of the largest countries in Asia.
中国Zhōng guóChina是shìis亚洲Yà zhōuAsia (abbr. for 亚细亚洲)最zuìmost大dàbig的deof国家guó jiācountry之一zhī yīone of (sth)。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 亞. It means ‘second, inferior, runner-up; sub-, next to; short for 亚洲 (Asia)’ (亚军, 亚洲, 亚热带).
A way to remember it
‘Second / sub-’; and 亚洲 (Asia): 亚军 (runner-up).