小雅

Xiǎoyǎ
proper noun #35,160

Meanings

  1. 1 Xiaoya, one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs (《诗经》)
  2. 2 also a common Chinese given name

Examples

HSK 1
Xiǎoyǎ shì wǒ péngyou de míngzi.
Xiaoya is my friend's name.
HSK 7-9
《 Xiǎoyǎ 》 shì 《 Shījīng 》 de yíbùfèn.
Xiaoya is one section of the Book of Songs.

Tips

history
《诗经》 (the Book of Songs, ca. 11th-6th c. BCE) is divided into three sections: 风 (folk airs), 雅 (court hymns, split into 大雅 and 小雅), and 颂 (eulogies). 小雅 contains 74 poems on banquets, court life, and political complaint. It also doubles as a common given name meaning roughly 'little elegance'.

In Pop Culture

诗经 Shījīng
Book of Songs
China's earliest poetry anthology, in which 《小雅》 is one of three main sections.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo
雅 yǎ