Definitions
(adverb)
also; too
(particle)
affirmative final particle
Etymology
Depicts a child opening its mouth to cry. Original form of 嗁. The modern meaning is a phonetic loan.
About
Originating as a pictograph for a concrete object, the character '也' abandoned its initial referent early on and was repurposed as a grammatical particle in classical Chinese, where it primarily functioned at the end of sentences to denote affirmation or emphasis. Its role within the language gradually transformed, and it developed into an adverb conveying the sense of "also" or "too", which became its central meaning in modern usage. The form of the character, a simple construction of three strokes, has persisted without alteration, offering no structural indication of its original pictorial representation.
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他也很高兴。
我也想去北京。
她也不喜欢下雨。
即使下雨，我也要去。
你这样做，他也会生气。
不但我喜欢，而且他也喜欢。
无论多忙，他也会抽时间学习。
即使遇到困难，我们也不能放弃，也要继续努力。