娅
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yà · a mutual term of address for sons-in-law or brothers-in-law

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

女Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 娅

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Example sentences

Notice where 娅 sits in each complete thought.

Tāng mǔ hé mǎ lì yà duì yuē hàn shuō, tā men juéde āi ěr kè hái méi wán chéng ne.汤姆和玛丽娅对约翰说,他们觉得埃尔克还没完成呢。

Tom and Mary told John that they thought Alice wasn't done doing that.

Source: Tatoeba #9974935 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fēi lì kè sī dāng shí shì tú hǒng piàn ā mǐ lì yà kāi mén.菲力克斯当时试图哄骗阿米莉娅开门。

Felix was trying to trick Amelia to open the door.

Source: Tatoeba #13069581 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 娅 in context

  1. Say yà, then recall the core meaning: a mutual term of address for sons-in-law or brothers-in-law.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 娅 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.