玡 meaning and stroke order
Used in place names
How to write 玡, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 玡
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- variant of 琊[ya2]
How 玡 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Jade.
王 gives the meaning and 牙 hints at the sound.
Radical: 王 (king), shared by 104 characters on this site.
How to remember 玡
The left side 王 is the jade radical, and the right side 牙 (yá, tooth) gives the sound. Picture a piece of jade carved like a tooth, and you have yá.
玡 is a rare variant of 琊 (yá) and appears almost only in place names, especially 琅琊 (Lángyá), an old region in Shandong. You may see it written as 琅玡山 (Lángyá Shān), Langya Mountain, though 琅琊山 is the standard form today.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 玡 with 呀 (ya), which has the mouth radical 口 and is a sentence particle. 玡 uses the jade radical 王 and only appears in names.
Questions about 玡
How many strokes are in 玡?
玡 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 玡 mean?
玡 (yá) means used in place names.
How do you pronounce 玡?
玡 is pronounced yá, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 玡?
The radical of 玡 is 王, which carries the idea of "king". Dictionaries list 玡 under this radical.
Should I write 玡 or 琊 for Langya?
Use 琊 in modern writing, since it is the standard form. 玡 is a variant you may meet in older texts or on some signs.
Is 玡 related in meaning to 牙 (tooth)?
Not in meaning. 牙 is there to show the pronunciation yá, while 王 marks a link to jade.