讶 yà amazed
amazed; surprised
How to remember 讶: 讠 words + 牙 tooth = amazed. Grandma has no words when the dentist finds a brand new tooth growing at eighty, she is simply amazed.
Component breakdown
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
讶 = 讠 words + 牙 tooth
- 讠 words meaning
- 牙 tooth sound
Grandma has no words when the dentist finds a brand new tooth growing at eighty, she is simply amazed.
How it came to be
Words give the meaning and tooth gives the sound.
How it is used
- Surprised/amazed, bound in 惊讶 (jīngyà), astonished: 我很惊讶 (wǒ hěn jīngyà) I'm quite surprised.
- 惊讶 = surprise/astonishment (at something unexpected); slightly more written than 吃惊.
- 讶异 (yàyì) = astonished (more literary).
- Almost always in 惊讶; 讶 alone is rare.