亚 meaning and stroke order
Asia; second
How to write 亚, stroke by stroke
6 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
- 1
- 2
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- 6
Meaning of 亚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- second
- next to
- inferior
- sub-
- Taiwan pr. [ya3]
How 亚 is built
Pictographic character. Picture of a cross-shaped house or temple.
Radical: 一 (one), shared by 34 characters on this site.
How to remember 亚
亚 began as a picture of a cross-shaped house or temple. Today it looks like 业 (yè) with a line 一 on top, so think of it as one step above the rest but not first: the runner-up, second place.
亚 means second or sub-, and it is also short for Asia (亚洲 Yàzhōu). It appears in words like 亚军 (yàjūn) runner-up and 亚运会 (Yàyùnhuì) Asian Games. Example: 他的中文不亚于中国人。(Tā de Zhōngwén bù yàyú Zhōngguórén.) His Chinese is no worse than a native speaker's.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 亚 (yà) with 业 (yè, business, industry), because 亚 contains 业 plus a top stroke 一. Also note the fourth tone yà in mainland Mandarin, even though Taiwan uses yǎ.
Common words with 亚
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
亚 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 亚
Learning 亚 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 亚
How many strokes are in 亚?
亚 is written with 6 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 亚 mean?
亚 (yà) means Asia; second. A common word with it is 亚运会 (Yàyùnhuì), meaning "Asian Games".
How do you pronounce 亚?
亚 is pronounced yà, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 亚?
The radical of 亚 is 一, which carries the idea of "one". Dictionaries list 亚 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 亚?
The traditional form of 亚 is 亞. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 亚 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 亚 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 亚 is part of the HSK 4 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
How do you say Asia in Chinese?
Asia is 亚洲 (Yàzhōu). 洲 means continent, and 亚 is the sound taken from the name Asia. An Asian person is 亚洲人 (Yàzhōurén).
Does 亚 mean inferior or bad?
It can mean inferior, but mostly in the sense of ranking second rather than being bad. The common phrase 不亚于 (bùyàyú) actually praises something as not inferior to another. In science words it works like sub-, as in 亚热带 (yàrèdài) subtropics.