讶 meaning and stroke order
Amazed, surprised; to express surprise
How to write 讶, 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.
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Meaning of 讶
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- astounded
How 讶 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.
讠 gives the meaning and 牙 hints at the sound.
Radical: 讠 (words), shared by 144 characters on this site.
How to remember 讶
讶 combines 讠 (speech) with 牙 (yá, tooth), which gives the sound. Picture someone so surprised that their mouth falls open and you can see their teeth as they speak.
讶 rarely appears alone in modern Chinese. It mostly shows up in 惊讶 (jīngyà), a common word for being amazed, and in the more literary 讶异 (yàyì). Example: 听到这个消息，他很惊讶。(Tīng dào zhège xiāoxi, tā hěn jīngyà.) He was very surprised to hear the news.
Common mistake: Learners often read 讶 as yá because of the phonetic 牙 (yá), but the correct tone is fourth tone, yà. Also do not confuse it with 呀 (ya), the sentence particle that uses 口 instead of 讠.
Common words with 讶
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
讶 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 讶
How many strokes are in 讶?
讶 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 讶 mean?
讶 (yà) means amazed, surprised; to express surprise. A common word with it is 惊讶 (jīngyà), meaning "amazed; astonished".
How do you pronounce 讶?
讶 is pronounced yà, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 讶?
The radical of 讶 is 讠, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 讶 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 讶?
The traditional form of 讶 is 訝. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 讶 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 讶 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 讶 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 惊讶 and 吃惊?
Both mean surprised. 吃惊 (chījīng) is more casual and common in speech. 惊讶 sounds a bit more formal and often appears in writing.
Can 惊讶 be used as a verb and an adjective?
Yes. It works as an adjective, as in 很惊讶 (very surprised). It can also take an object, as in 我惊讶他的进步 (I am amazed at his progress), though 对……感到惊讶 is a more natural way to say this.