Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "亚", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "亚", and master the standard way of writing the character "亚".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 亚
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "亚" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
亚 (yà)
1. 较差: inferior; not as good as.
例: 他的体力不~于你。 (His physical strength is not as good as yours.)
2. 次一等: second; inferior.
例: ~军。~圣。 (second army; inferior sage.)
3. 原子价较低的,酸根或化合物中少含一个氢原子或氧原子的: having a lower atomic valence, with one less hydrogen atom or oxygen atom in an acid radical or compound.
例: 硫酸~铁。 (ferrous sulfate.)
4. 指“亚细亚洲”: refers to "Asia" as in East Asia.
例: 东~。 (East Asia.)
本义: 丑 (original meaning: ugly)
造字法: 象形 (character formation: pictogram); 小篆作“亞”.
许慎认为像人驼背形 (Xu Shen believed it resembled a hunched person); 甲骨文一说像花边形 (some say it resembled lace in oracle bone script).
- 同本义 (same original meaning): ugly
- 次;次于 (second; inferior): indicates order of time or space.
- 低于;低 (lower than): indicates a difference in rank or status.
- 动词用法:
1. 垂;低垂 (hang down)
2. 俯,偃俯 (bend)
3. 压;低压 (press down)
4. 挨着,靠近 (be near to)
5. 掩,闭 (close)
6. 通“压” (to heavily press).
名词用法: 亚洲的简称 (abbreviation for Asia).
例: 如: 欧亚大陆; 亚运会 (such as Eurasian continent; Asian Games).