亚 (yà): Asia, Asian
亚 (yà) is a Chinese character meaning “asia.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 一 (structural) and 业 (structural). It ranks #420 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 亚 picture of a cross-shaped house or temple. Its radical form 二 (two) appears in many related characters such as 二 (èr, two), 五 (wǔ, five), 些 (xiē, classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several).
Definitions
- Asia
- Asian
Etymology & Origin
pictographicPicture of a cross-shaped house or temple
Decomposition: ⿱一业 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 亚
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 亚洲noun | yà zhōu | Asia (abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲) | 4 |
| 亚军noun | yà jūn | second place (in a sports contest) | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 亚瑟proper-noun | yà sè | (name) Arthur |
| 亚当proper-noun | yà dāng | Adam |
| 维多利亚 | wéi duō lì yà | (name) Victoria |
| 亚伦proper-noun | yà lún | Aaron (name) |
| 诺亚proper-noun | nuò yà | Noah |
| 哥伦比亚proper-noun | gē lún bǐ yà | Colombia (country in South America) |
| 圣地亚哥proper-noun | shèng dì yà gē | Santiago, capital of Chile |
| 澳大利亚proper-noun | ào dà lì yà | Australia |
| 莎士比亚 | shā shì bǐ yà | Shakespeare (name) |
| 亚历山大 | yà lì shān dà | Alexander (name) |
| 亚特兰大 | yà tè lán dà | Atlanta |
| 玛利亚proper-noun | mǎ lì yà | Mary (biblical name) |
| 玛丽亚proper-noun | mǎ lì yà | Maria (name) |
| 弗吉尼亚proper-noun | fú jí ní yà | Virginia, US state |
| 罗马尼亚 | luó mǎ ní yà | Romania |
亚 appears in 128 compound words: 41 as the first character, 54 as the last, and 5 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 亚 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (58)
Bohemia (a cultural region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic)
Bohemia (a cultural region in the west of the former Czechoslovakia and present-day Czech Republic)
Showing 12 of 58 idioms containing 亚.
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了亚字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le yà zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "亚" in the dictionary.
东南亚加里曼丹岛附近发生7级地震
dōng nán yà jiā lǐ 曼 dān dǎo fù jìn fā shēng 7 jí dì zhèn
A magnitude 7 earthquake occurred near the island of Kalimantan in Southeast Asia
内塔尼亚胡宣布组建针对穆斯林的新联盟
nèi tǎ ní yà hú xuān bù zǔ jiàn zhēn duì mù sī lín de xīn lián méng
Netanyahu announced the formation of a new coalition against Muslims
弗吉尼亚州里士满发生枪击事件 两人死亡
弗 jí ní yà zhōu lǐ shì mǎn fā shēng qiāng jī shì jiàn liǎng rén sǐ wáng
Two people were killed in a shooting in Richmond, Virginia
马来西亚附近海域发生7.1级地震
mǎ lái xī yà fù jìn hǎi yù fā shēng 7 . 1 jí dì zhèn
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the waters off Malaysia
加拿大航空因安全局势暂停墨西哥巴亚尔塔港营运
jiā ná dà háng kōng yīn ān quán jú shì zàn tíng mò xī gē bā yà ěr tǎ gǎng yíng yùn
Air Canada suspended operations in the port of Vallarta, Mexico due to the security situation
欧洲的人口比亚洲少。
ōuzhōu de rénkǒu Bǐyà zhōu shǎo.
Europe has a smaller population than Asia.
肯尼亚曾经是英国的殖民地。
Kěnníyà céngjīng shì Yīngguó de zhímíndì.
Kenya used to be a British colony.
亚洲的大小约四倍于欧洲。
Yàzhōu de dàxiǎo yuē sì bèi yú ōuzhōu.
Asia is roughly four times the size of Europe.
汤姆想去澳大利亚。
Tāngmǔ xiǎng qù àodàlìyà.
Tom wanted to go to Australia.
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