ya = y + a5
(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
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How to pronounce 呀

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

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+ a5 final

On the ashram’s roof.

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呀 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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= y + a2
tooth / ivory / CL:顆|颗[ke1]
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Characters with 呀 as component

呀 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 呀

interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
interjection of surprise / Oh my!
Yanoda, a rainforest in southern Hainan

Sentences with 呀

wàn
suì
qiè
qīng
shì
ya

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ya

(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

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