Pinyin "ya1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "ya1" is split up into two parts: "y" and "a1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "y"

Y is for Maud Younger.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "a1"

In front of the ashram.

Characters pronounced ya1

to mortgage / to pawn / to detain in custody / to escort and protect / (literary) to sign
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fork / branch / bifurcation / girl
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duck (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) / (slang) male prostitute
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duck / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / (slang) male prostitute
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to press / to push down / to keep under (control) / pressure
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(onom.) sound of cawing / sound of infant learning to talk / variant of 呀[ya1]
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(dialect) strip of land between hills / used in place names / also pr. [ya4]
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Japanese variant of 壓|压[ya1]
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