﻿{"id":11815,"date":"2021-06-23T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=11815"},"modified":"2021-06-27T11:33:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-27T03:33:25","slug":"how-to-use-the-chinese-character-ya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/how-to-use-the-chinese-character-ya\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the Chinese Character \u5440 (ya)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by Vivian\u8001\u5e08 from&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/goeastmandarin.com\/online\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GoEast Mandarin<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A basic introduction to \u5440 (ya)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese words are divided into many categories and can have several different usages at the same time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/ya\/8784\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u5440<\/a> (ya), which we are going to cover here, can be an interjection, like <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/a\/7503\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u554a<\/a> (a), <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/wei\/18099\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u5582<\/a> (wei), <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%AF%B6&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u8bf6<\/a> (ei). Such interjections can express emotions such as exclamation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/tag\/interjection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more articles about interjections<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Words can also be onomatopoeic; these are words that mimic a sound. For example, in English, you say &#8216;tik-tok&#8217; to describe the sound of a clock. In Chinese, <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/guang\/16985\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u54a3<\/a> (gu\u0101ng) <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%93%97%E5%95%A6%E5%95%A6&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u54d7\u5566\u5566<\/a> (hu\u0101 l\u0101 l\u0101) and other words can simulate a sound, can make the language more specific, and create vivid imagery.&nbsp;\u5440 (ya) can also be used like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some characters are modal particles, such as \u554a (a). \u5440 (ya) also falls into this category when influenced by the phonemes &#8216;a, o, e, i, and \u00fc&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So let&#8217;s learn this multi-functional word together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Chinese Character \u5440 (ya)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u5440 (ya) is a pictophonetic character divided into left and right parts. It consists of <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/kou\/1835\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u53e3<\/a> (k\u01d2u) \ud83d\udc44  and <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/ya\/8305\/1\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u7259<\/a> (y\u00e1) \ud83e\uddb7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/stroke-order-for-chinese-character-\u5440-1.png?resize=900%2C105&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/stroke-order-for-chinese-character-\u5440-1.png?w=973&amp;ssl=1 973w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/stroke-order-for-chinese-character-\u5440-1.png?resize=300%2C35&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/stroke-order-for-chinese-character-\u5440-1.png?resize=100%2C12&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/stroke-order-for-chinese-character-\u5440-1.png?resize=768%2C90&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/stroke-order-for-chinese-character-\u5440-1.png?resize=510%2C60&amp;ssl=1 510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=227606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Wiktionary &#8211; Animated Character project &#8211; VisualMandarin &#8211; Yellowbridge., CC BY 3.0<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u53e3 (k\u01d2u) means &#8216;mouth,&#8217; which indicates that the sound relates to the mouth and is the ideographic part of \u5440 (ya). The right side of \u5440 (ya) reveals how the character should be pronounced based on \u7259 (y\u00e1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So when we say \u5440 (ya) out loud, we need to open our mouths and show our teeth. Like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/how-to-pronounce-the-Chinese-character-ya-1024x683.jpg?resize=900%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/how-to-pronounce-the-Chinese-character-ya.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/how-to-pronounce-the-Chinese-character-ya.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/how-to-pronounce-the-Chinese-character-ya.jpg?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/how-to-pronounce-the-Chinese-character-ya.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/how-to-pronounce-the-Chinese-character-ya.jpg?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/how-to-pronounce-the-Chinese-character-ya.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How is the Chinese Character \u5440 (ya) used\uff1f<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. The onomatopoeia usage of \u5440 (ya)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You may or may not be familiar with \u5440 (ya) as onomatopoeia. This sound simulates the sound of friction and rotation and has the y\u0101 pronunciation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/the-onomatopoeia-sound-of-chinese-character-\u5440-ya-1024x683.jpg?resize=900%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/the-onomatopoeia-sound-of-chinese-character-\u5440-ya.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/the-onomatopoeia-sound-of-chinese-character-\u5440-ya.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/the-onomatopoeia-sound-of-chinese-character-\u5440-ya.jpg?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/the-onomatopoeia-sound-of-chinese-character-\u5440-ya.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/the-onomatopoeia-sound-of-chinese-character-\u5440-ya.jpg?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/the-onomatopoeia-sound-of-chinese-character-\u5440-ya.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Example sentence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you go to an old house, you will hear the sound of friction and rotation of the door or the window when you open the door or a window.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might say:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E8%80%81%E6%88%BF%E5%AD%90%E7%9A%84%E7%AA%97%E6%88%B7%E5%91%80%E7%9A%84%E4%B8%80%E5%A3%B0%E6%89%93%E5%BC%80%E4%BA%86&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u8001\u623f\u5b50\u7684\u7a97\u6237\u5440\u7684\u4e00\u58f0\u6253\u5f00\u4e86<\/a>\u3002(l\u01ceo f\u00e1ngzi de chu\u0101nghu y\u0101 de y\u00ec sh\u0113ng d\u01cek\u0101i le.) The window of the old house creaked open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. <strong>\u5440 (ya) as an interjection<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When \u5440 (ya) is an interjection, it is read as &#8220;y\u0101&#8221; to express exclamation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/expressing-an-exclamation-in-Chinese-with-\u5440-ya-1024x683.jpg?resize=900%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/expressing-an-exclamation-in-Chinese-with-\u5440-ya.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/expressing-an-exclamation-in-Chinese-with-\u5440-ya.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/expressing-an-exclamation-in-Chinese-with-\u5440-ya.jpg?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/expressing-an-exclamation-in-Chinese-with-\u5440-ya.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/expressing-an-exclamation-in-Chinese-with-\u5440-ya.jpg?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/expressing-an-exclamation-in-Chinese-with-\u5440-ya.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Example sentence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you suddenly hear that your good friend is going to get married, you may say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E5%91%80%EF%BC%81%E4%BD%A0%E8%A6%81%E7%BB%93%E5%A9%9A%E4%BA%86%EF%BC%81%E7%9C%9F%E5%A5%BD&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u5440\uff01\u4f60\u8981\u7ed3\u5a5a\u4e86\uff01\u771f\u597d<\/a>\uff01(y\u0101\uff01n\u01d0 y\u00e0o ji\u00e9h\u016bn le\uff01zh\u0113n h\u01ceo!) Oh! You&#8217;re getting married! Splendid!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. \u5440 (ya) as a modal particle<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We pronounce \u5440 (ya) with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/how-to-use-the-5th-chinese-tone\/\">5th tone<\/a> &#8216;ya&#8217; when it is a modal particle. This is because the modal particle \u554a (a) is affected by the letters a, e, i, o, and \u00fc of the previous word. Therefore, it is usually found at the end of a sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/using-ya-as-a-modal-particle-1024x683.jpg?resize=900%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/using-ya-as-a-modal-particle.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/using-ya-as-a-modal-particle.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/using-ya-as-a-modal-particle.jpg?resize=100%2C67&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/using-ya-as-a-modal-particle.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/using-ya-as-a-modal-particle.jpg?resize=510%2C340&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writtenchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/using-ya-as-a-modal-particle.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Example sentence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to invite your friends for dinner, you can say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/#sk=%E4%BD%A0%E4%BB%AC%E5%BF%AB%E6%9D%A5%E5%91%80%EF%BC%81%E6%88%91%E7%AD%89%E4%BD%A0%E4%BB%AC&amp;svt=pinyin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u4f60\u4eec\u5feb\u6765\u5440\uff01\u6211\u7b49\u4f60\u4eec<\/a>\uff01(n\u01d0men ku\u00e0i l\u00e1i ya\uff01w\u01d2 d\u011bng n\u01d0men!) Come on! I&#8217;ll wait for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/complete-guide-chinese-modal-particles\/\">Learn more about modal particles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another really common interjection in China is <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/aya\/17713\/2\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u554a\u5440<\/a>\uff01\u0101 y\u0101, a filler-phrase that means &#8220;Oh my!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Okay! These are some uses of \u5440 (ya). Have you learned them all?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This guide is written by\u00a0Vivian\u8001\u5e08 from\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goeastmandarin.com\/online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GoEast Mandarin<\/strong><\/a><strong>. GoEast is an online Chinese language school that combines online self-learning materials with live classes from professional Chinese teachers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mention \u201cWrittenChinese\u201d when purchasing <a href=\"https:\/\/goeastmandarin.com\/online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a course at GoEast Mandarin<\/a> and you get a free Business Chinese Course for free (either Elementary or Intermediate Level) worth $69-99.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Vivian\u8001\u5e08 from&nbsp;GoEast Mandarin. A basic introduction to \u5440 (ya) Chinese words are divided into many categories and can have several different usages at the same time.&nbsp; \u5440 (ya), which we are going to cover here, can be an interjection, like \u554a (a), \u5582 (wei), \u8bf6 (ei). Such interjections can express emotions such as&#8230; <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/how-to-use-the-chinese-character-ya\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":201,"featured_media":11824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[142,474],"tags":[506],"class_list":["use-editor no-single","post-11815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-grammar","tag-interjection"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to use the 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