哑

啞

yǎ

adjective HSK 7 #12,515

Meanings

1 mute
2 unable to speak
3 hoarse

Characters

Examples

他天生就是哑的。

Tā tiānshēng jiùshì yǎ de.

He was born mute.

她嗓子喊哑了。

Tā sǎngzi hǎn yǎ le.

She shouted herself hoarse.

哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出。

Yǎba chī huánglián, yǒu kǔ shuō bù chū.

A mute eating bitter herbs — suffering in silence with no way to complain.

Tips

usage

哑 can mean physically mute or temporarily hoarse. 哑巴 (yǎba) is the noun for a mute person. 聋哑 (lóngyǎ) means deaf-mute.

Stroke Order

哑 yǎ