娅

婭
yà
亚 + 女

Definitions

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

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 亚 represents the sound. Simplified form of 婭.

Semantic: 女 Phonetic: 亚

About

娅, the simplified form of 婭, is a phono-semantic compound. The left component, the female radical 女, indicates its semantic connection to women, marriage, or family ties through female members. The right component, 亚, provides the phonetic element for pronunciation. This character specifically denotes the relationship between men married to sisters, functioning as a mutual term of address for brothers-in-law. It appears almost exclusively in compound words concerning marital and extended family connections formed through daughters' marriages.

Example Sentences Hide

张娅很聪明。

Zhāng Yà hěn cōngmíng.

Zhang Ya is very smart.

李娅今天来了。

Lǐ Yà jīntiān lái le.

Li Ya came today.

王娅喜欢读书。

Wáng Yà xǐhuān dúshū.

Wang Ya likes reading books.

昨天娅娅去了公园。

Zuótiān Yà yà qù le gōngyuán.

Yesterday Ya Ya went to the park.

陈娅说她想看电影。

Chén Yà shuō tā xiǎng kàn diànyǐng.

Chen Ya said she wants to watch a movie.

娅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.

如果娅娜同意，我们就开始。

Rúguǒ Yà nà tóngyì, wǒmen jiù kāishǐ.

If Ya Na agrees, we will start.

尽管娅莉很忙，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.

Related Characters

Component: 亚

恶 晋 哑 垩 桠 氩 垭 痖 铔 壸 挜

Component: 女

要 如 好 她 女 安 始 委 威 妈 姐 娘 妇 婚

Example Words

朱莉娅 热比娅