丫

See also: ㄚ and Y

Translingual

Han character

丫 (radical 2 丨+2, 3 strokes, cangjie input 金中 (CL), XX金中 (XXCL), four-corner 8020₀)

1. forked
2. bifurcation

Descendants

• ㄚ

References

• KangXi: page 79, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 71
• Dae Jaweon: page 158, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 28, character 6
• Unihan data for U+4E2B

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Chinese

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simp. and trad.		丫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yā (ya¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): aa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: yā
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ
    • Wade-Giles: ya¹
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ia
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯a̠⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: aa¹
    • Yale: ā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: aa¹
    • IPA ^(key): /ɑː⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese pronunciation (丫, reconstructed)
Character (丫), Pronunciation 1/1
Initial: 影 (34) Final: 麻 Division: II			Openness: Open Tone: Level (Ø)			Fanqie: 於加切
Zhengzhang Shangfang	Bernard Karlgren	Li Rong	Pan Wuyun	Edwin Pulleyblank	Wang Li	Shao Rongfen
/ʔɣa/	/ʔa/	/ʔa/	/ʔɯa/	/ʔaɨ/	/a/	/ʔa/

Old Chinese pronunciation (丫, reconstructed)
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character					No.					Phonetic component					Rime group					Rime subdivision					Corresponding MC rime					Old Chinese					Notes
丫					14174					丫					魚					0					鴉					/*qraː/					椏晚起字

Noun

丫

1. bifurcation
2. fork

Compounds

• 丫杈
• 丫头

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Japanese

Kanji

丫

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. bifurcation
2. fork

Readings

• On: あ (a)
• Kun: ふたまた (futamata), あげまき (agemaki)

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Korean

Hanja

丫 (a)
Eumhun:

• Sound (hangeul): 아 (revised: a, McCune-Reischauer: a)

• Name (hangeul): 가닥 (revised: gadak, McCune-Reischauer: kadak)

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References

• Naver Hanja Dictionary: 丫

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Vietnamese

Han character

• Hán Việt: a, nha

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References

• Nom Foundation