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U+5440, 呀
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5440

[U+543F]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+5441]

Translingual[edit]

Stroke order
7 strokes

Han character[edit]

(Kangxi radical 30, +4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口一女竹 (RMVH), four-corner 61040, composition )

Derived characters[edit]

References[edit]

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 180, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3383
  • Dae Jaweon: page 398, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 587, character 12
  • Unihan data for U+5440

Chinese[edit]

Glyph origin[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

trad.
simp. #
alternative forms

Pronunciation[edit]


Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2
Initial () (31)
Final () (98)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () II
Fanqie
Baxter ngae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ŋˠa/
Pan
Wuyun
/ŋᵚa/
Shao
Rongfen
/ŋa/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ŋaɨ/
Li
Rong
/ŋa/
Wang
Li
/ŋa/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ŋa/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ngaa4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2
No. 14180
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*ŋraː/

Definitions[edit]

  1. to be surprised
    重慶重庆  ―  Nǐ yě shì Chóngqìng rén .  ―  You're also from Chongqing!?
  2. Interjection for expressing surprise
    下雨  ―  ! Xiàyǔ le!  ―  Ah! It's raining!
  3. (onomatopoeia) creak
      ―  Mén de yī shēng kāi le.  ―  The door opened with a creak.
  4. a classifier
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Compounds[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

trad.
simp. #

Pronunciation[edit]


Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions[edit]

  1. Synonym of (Sentence-final exclamation particle). Normally used after words ending in -a, -o, -e, -i, -ü.
      ―  Tā shì shéi ya?  ―  Who is he?
    See also:

Synonyms[edit]

  • (a) (after -ng, ci, zi, si, chi, zhi, shi)
  • () (after -u, -ao)
  • (na) (after -n)

Compounds[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

trad.
simp. #

Pronunciation[edit]


Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions[edit]

(Cantonese)

  1. Sentence-final particle for softening statements or questions.
    頭先邊度 [Cantonese, trad.]
    头先边度 [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 tau4 sin1 heoi3 zo2 bin1 dou6 aa3? [Jyutping]
    Where did you just go?
  2. Particle used after list items in a list of examples.
    手機電腦 [Cantonese, trad.]
    手机电脑 [Cantonese, simp.]
    cin4-2 aa3, sau2 gei1 aa3, din6 nou5 aa3, dou1 m4 gin3 saai3. [Jyutping]
    Money, phone and computer are all missing.
Synonyms[edit]
  • (Mandarin) (a)

Etymology 4[edit]

trad.
simp. #

Pronunciation[edit]


Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions[edit]

(Cantonese)

  1. Sentence-final particle expressing surprise and suspicion.
    原來原来 [Cantonese]  ―  jyun4 loi4 hai6 keoi5 aa4. [Jyutping]  ―  So it was him?

Usage notes[edit]

The tone of the Cantonese sentence-final particles (aa3), (laa3), (gaa3) and (zaa3) can be dropped to tone 4 to add disapproval, surprise and suspicion to the particle while also turning the statement into a question.

Etymology 5[edit]

trad.
simp. #

Pronunciation[edit]



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2
Initial () (32)
Final () (98)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () II
Fanqie
Baxter xae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/hˠa/
Pan
Wuyun
/hᵚa/
Shao
Rongfen
/xa/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/haɨ/
Li
Rong
/xa/
Wang
Li
/xa/
Bernard
Karlgren
/xa/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
xiā
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
haa1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2
No. 14191
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*hŋraː/
Notes

Definitions[edit]

  1. (of mouth) opened
  2. empty

Etymology 6[edit]

trad.
simp. #
alternative forms 廿

Pronunciation[edit]


Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions[edit]

(Cantonese)

  1. (colloquial) -ty
    [Cantonese]  ―  saa1 aa6 [Jyutping]  ―  thirty
    [Cantonese]  ―  sei3 aa6 [Jyutping]  ―  forty
    [Cantonese]  ―  gau2 aa6 saam1 [Jyutping]  ―  ninety-three

Compounds[edit]

Usage notes[edit]

Equivalent to (sap6). It is used with single digit integers except two (ji6) where the shortened form 廿 (jaa6) is used instead. It can be used with the shortened form of thirty (saa1) to mean the same.

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings[edit]

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

(eum (ha))

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Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

: Hán Nôm readings: nhá, nha

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