Memory phrase for the Kanji: 哑
哑
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Meaning
mute, (onomat.)dumb, hoarse, husky
Pronunciation
yā, yǎ
Explanation
Left: mouth 口, right: relatively weak 亚 (Put a plank 一 on the volcanic vent 业 because is relatively weak.)
Mnemonic
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A mouth that is rather weak is mute or hoarse.
Radicals
口
mouth, opening This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
亚
relatively weak, inferior Comprises the radical “hollow” 业, which shows a hollow volcanic vent. The board 一 on this volcanic vent appears relatively weak.
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Vocabulary
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哑巴
yǎ ba
mute; muted; a dumb person; to be dumb
沙哑
shā yǎ
hoarse; rough
嘶哑
sī yǎ
onomat. coarse crowing; hoarse; husky
聋哑
lóng yǎ
deaf and dumb; deaf-mute; surdimutism
聋哑
lóng yǎ