CHINESE CHARACTER

雅 (yǎ): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

yǎ

elegant, graceful, refined

HSK 7-912 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

隹

Primary radical

隹 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 雅.

牙

Phonetic component

牙 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 12

Write 雅 in 12 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 雅

高雅gāoyǎ

HSK 7-9 · dainty; elegance; elegant

文雅wényǎ

HSK 7-9 · elegant; refined

优雅yōuyǎ

HSK 7-9 · grace; graceful

Examples using 雅

优雅

她举止优雅。

Tā jǔ zhǐ yōu yǎ。

She is graceful.

FAQ

What does 雅 (yǎ) mean in Chinese?

elegant, graceful, refined

How do you write 雅 in stroke order?

雅 has 12 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 雅?

隹 is the radical in 雅. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 雅?

高雅 (gāoyǎ): dainty; elegance; elegant; 文雅 (wényǎ): elegant; refined; 优雅 (yōuyǎ): grace; graceful.