讶
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yà · amazed, surprised

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

6Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

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

讠Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Read and listen

Example sentences

Notice where 讶 sits in each complete thought.

Lìng wǒ jīng yà de shì, wǒ de qián méi le.令我惊讶的是,我的钱没了。

To my astonishment, my money was gone.

Source: Tatoeba #5691264 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège ràng wǒ jīng yà dào le !这个让我惊讶到了!

It caught me by surprise.

Source: Tatoeba #2021495 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè huí shì lún dào wǒ jīng yà le.这回是轮到我惊讶了。

Now it was my turn to be surprised.

Source: Tatoeba #2367639 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de suǒzuòsuǒwéi zǒng shì ràng wǒ jīng yà.他的所作所为总是让我惊讶。

His behavior never ceases to surprise me.

Source: Tatoeba #8727832 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ duì nǐ de dà dǎn gǎn dào hěn jīng yà.我对你的大胆感到很惊讶。

I am amazed at your audacity.

Source: Tatoeba #335317 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ duì tā de huí dá bù gǎn dào jīng yà ma?你对他的回答不感到惊讶吗?

Aren't you surprised by his answer?

Source: Tatoeba #2082983 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 讶 in context

  1. Say yà, then recall the core meaning: amazed, surprised.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 惊讶 (jīng yà), meaning “amazed”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 讶 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.