Definitions

(literary) term of address between husbands of sisters; (used to transliterate foreign names); (used in Chinese women's names)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character 娅, derived from its traditional form 婭, structurally combines the female radical 女 with the phonetic component 亚, which corresponds to 亞 in the traditional version. Etymologically, this character originally denoted specific familial relationships among women, particularly those formed through marriage, as exemplified in the term 姻娅 referring to sisters-in-law or affinal kin. Over time, its semantic scope narrowed, and it is now predominantly encountered in personal names or within limited archaic contexts, shifting from a descriptive term for marital connections to a more specialized usage.

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很聪明。

Zhāng Yà hěn cōngmíng.

Zhang Ya is very smart.

今天来了。

Lǐ Yà jīntiān lái le.

Li Ya came today.

喜欢读书。

Wáng Yà xǐhuān dúshū.

Wang Ya likes reading books.

昨天去了公园。

Zuótiān Yà yà qù le gōngyuán.

Yesterday Ya Ya went to the park.

说她想看电影。

Chén Yà shuō tā xiǎng kàn diànyǐng.

Chen Ya said she wants to watch a movie.

婷和她的朋友一起学习。

Yà tíng hé tā de péngyou yīqǐ xuéxí.

Ya Ting studies together with her friends.

如果娜同意,我们就开始。

Rúguǒ Yà nà tóngyì, wǒmen jiù kāishǐ.

If Ya Na agrees, we will start.

尽管莉很忙,她还是完成了任务。

Jǐnguǎn Yà lì hěn máng, tā háishì wánchéng le rènwù.

Although Ya Li is very busy, she still completed the task.