yā

丫

Character · Noun

forked thing; girl; surname

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Meanings

3 senses · 12 examples
1.

noun

forked thing; branch fork

Most commonly used to refer to tree branches with split ends, also used for other forked objects.

Chūn春
fēng风
chuī吹
guò过
 ,
zhī枝
yā丫
shàng上
zhǎng长
chū出
le了
nèn嫩
lǜ绿
de的
xīn新
yá芽
 。

Spring breeze blows, and tender green new shoots grow on the tree branches.

Tā他
yòng用
shù树
yā丫
dā搭
jiàn建
le了
yī一
gè个
jiǎn简
yì易
de的
liàng晾
yī衣
gān杆
 。

He used a tree branch fork to build a simple clothes rack.

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Shān山
yā丫
shàng上
kāi开
mǎn满
le了
bái白
sè色
de的
yě野
dù杜
juān鹃
 。

White wild rhododendrons are in full bloom on the mountain fork.

Xiǎo小
nǚ女
hái孩
zhāi摘
xià下
le了
yī一
gēn根
táo桃
shù树
zhī枝
yā丫
 。

The little girl picked a peach tree branch fork.

Lǎo老
huái槐
shù树
de的
zhī枝
yā丫
shàng上
guà挂
zhe着
yí一
gè个
pò破
jiù旧
de的
niǎo鸟
wō窝
 。

A worn-out bird's nest hangs on the branch fork of the old locust tree.

2.

noun

girl (dialect)

dialect

Colloquial dialect term, mostly used in northern Chinese dialects, often used in affectionate or casual contexts.

Lín邻
jū居
jiā家
de的
xiǎo小
yā丫
zhǎng长
de得
tè特
bié别
kě可
ài爱
 。

The little girl next door is very cute.

Zhè这
jǐ几
gè个
xiǎo小
yā丫
dōu都
bēi背
zhe着
xīn新
shū书
bāo包
shàng上
xué学
qù去
le了
 。

These little girls all went to school with new schoolbags.

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Wáng王
yā丫
shì是
wǒ我
men们
bān班
zuì最
kāi开
lǎng朗
de的
nǚ女
shēng生
 。

Wang Ya is the most outgoing girl in our class.

Cūn村
lǐ里
de的
xiǎo小
yā丫
men们
dōu都
xǐ喜
huan欢
tiào跳
pí皮
jīn筋
 。

The little girls in the village all love jumping rubber band games.

Nà那
gè个
zhā扎
zhe着
yáng羊
jiǎo角
biàn辫
de的
xiǎo小
yā丫
shì是
shuí谁
jiā家
de的
hái孩
zi子
 ?

Whose child is that little girl with pigtails?

3.

noun

surname Ya

A rare Chinese surname, not among the top 300 most common surnames in modern China.

Zhè这
wèi位
xìng姓
Yā丫
de的
lǎo老
shī师
jiāo教
wǒ我
men们
yǔ语
wén文
 。

This teacher with the surname Ya teaches us Chinese.

Yā丫
xìng姓
shì是
yí一
gè个
fēi非
cháng常
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
xìng姓
shì氏
zhī之
yī一
 。

The Ya surname is one of the very ancient Chinese surnames.