雅
HSK 7–9

雅 (yǎ): elegant, graceful, refined

yǎ

elegant, graceful, refined

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Pinyin

yǎ

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

elegant, graceful, refined

How to Write 雅 (yǎ)

雅 is written in 12 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 雅

A phono-semantic compound: 隹 (bird) carries the meaning, and 牙 hints at the pronunciation.

What 雅 is Made Of

雅 is built from 2 components:

牙tooth, molar
隹short-tailed bird

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Words Using 雅

Common Chinese words that contain 雅:

文雅

wényǎ

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