亚
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yà · Asia

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6Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

一Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 亚

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YàWords pronounced Yà
yàWords pronounced yà
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Example sentences

Notice where 亚 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ zài qù kǎi bǐ lì yà de lùshang.我在去凯比利亚的路上。

I'm on my way to Kabylie.

Source: Tatoeba #13878965 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yě shì dōng yà rén?你也是东亚人?

Are you East Asian too?

Source: Tatoeba #10062530 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ dìyī cì lái ào dà lì yà.这是我第一次来澳大利亚。

This is my first time to visit Australia.

Source: Tatoeba #8743665 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhè yì shēng dōu xiǎng gēn mǎ lì yà zài yì qǐ .我这一生都想跟玛利亚在一起.

I want to spend my life with Mary.

Source: Tatoeba #5136613 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dǎ suàn zài ào dà lì yà guò xīn nián.我打算在澳大利亚过新年。

My plan is to spend the New Year's holiday in Australia.

Source: Tatoeba #8697589 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lǐ jiā shì lā tuō wéi yà de shǒudū.里加是拉脱维亚的首都。

Riga is the capital of Latvia.

Source: Tatoeba #13907696 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 亚 in context

  1. Say yà, then recall the core meaning: Asia.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 亚洲 (Yà zhōu), meaning “Asia”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 亚 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.