哑 - yǎ - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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9 strokes
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哑 (啞)

yǎ

Definition

dumb
mute
hoarse
husky
unexploded (of artillery shell etc)

Character Decomposition

Related words (23)

to mime; a dumb show

as if dumb; speechless

哑子

yǎ zi

mute person; dumb person; (more commonly called 哑巴)

哑巴

yǎ ba

mute; muted; a dumb person; to be dumb

哑点

yǎ diǎn

blind spot; dead spot

sign language

puzzle; mystery

dumbbell (weight)

drum practice pad (music); a practice drum (music)

哑巴亏

yǎ ba kuī

pent-up unspoken grievances; suffering not willingly or possibly spoken of

dumb terminal

to laugh involuntarily; Taiwan pr. [e4 ran2 shi1 xiao4]

hoarse; raspy

(onom.) coarse crowing; hoarse; husky

hoarse; rough

husky; hoarse; raucous

deaf and dumb

hoarse

to use sign language

to talk in riddles

violin (loanword)

to be forced to suffer in silence; unable to speak of one's bitter suffering

装聋作哑

zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ

to play deaf-mute

Idioms (4)

哑口无言

yǎ kǒu wú yán

dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless; at a loss for words

哑然无生

yǎ rán wú shēng

silence reigns (idiom)

哑巴吃黄莲

yǎ ba chī huáng lián

no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom); also written 哑巴吃黄连; (often precedes 有苦说不出)

哑巴吃黄连

yǎ ba chī huáng lián

no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom); also written 哑巴吃黄莲; (often precedes 有苦说不出)

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