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讶

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yà
verb #65,858

Meanings

  1. 1 to be astonished
  2. 2 to be surprised

Examples

HSK 4
她讶异地看着我，一句话也说不出来。
Tā yàyì de kànzhe wǒ, yí jù huà yě shuō bù chūlái.
She looked at me in astonishment, unable to say a word.
HSK 7-9
我对他突然的决定很惊讶。
Wǒ duì tā tūrán de juédìng hěn jīngyà.
I was very surprised by his sudden decision.

Tips

usage
讶 is almost always bound. You will see it in 惊讶 (surprised) and 讶异 (astonished) far more often than on its own.

Components

radical
讠 yán
speech; words
The left-side speech radical, the compressed form of 言. Astonishment in old usage came out as a startled cry or exclamation, which is why the speech radical anchors 讶.
phonetic
牙 yá
tooth
Supplies the sound: yá shifted to yà. It carries no tooth meaning into 讶, only the reading, the same role it plays in 芽 and 雅.

Stroke Order

讶 yà