訝 meaning and stroke order
Amazed, surprised; to express surprise
How to write 訝, stroke by stroke
11 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 訝
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- astounded
How 訝 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.
言 gives the meaning and 牙 hints at the sound.
Radical: 言 (words), shared by 155 characters on this site.
How to remember 訝
訝 combines 言 (speech) on the left with 牙 (yá, tooth) on the right, which gives the sound. Picture someone so surprised that words burst out and you can see their teeth as their mouth drops open.
訝 rarely stands alone in modern Chinese. It mostly appears in words like 惊讶 (jīngyà, amazed) and 讶异 (yàyì, to be astonished). Example: 他的回答让我很惊讶。(Tā de huídá ràng wǒ hěn jīngyà.) His answer really surprised me.
Common mistake: Learners often read 訝 as yá because of its phonetic part 牙 (yá), but the correct tone is fourth tone, yà. Also do not confuse it with 呀 (ya), which has 口 on the left and is a sentence particle.
Common words with 訝
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 訝
How many strokes are in 訝?
訝 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 訝 mean?
訝 (yà) means amazed, surprised; to express surprise. A common word with it is 惊讶 (jīngyà), meaning "amazed; astonished".
How do you pronounce 訝?
訝 is pronounced yà, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 訝?
The radical of 訝 is 言, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 訝 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 訝?
訝 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 讶, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 惊讶 and 吃惊?
Both mean surprised. 吃惊 (chījīng) is more casual and common in speech, while 惊讶 (jīngyà) sounds a bit more formal or written.
Why does 訝 look different in some texts?
訝 is the traditional form. In simplified Chinese the speech component 言 is written as 讠, so the character appears as 讶.