Memory phrase for the character: 雅

雅

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Meaning elegant

Pronunciation

yǎ

Explanation

Left: tusk 牙 (elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ), right: bird 隹

Mnemonic
 
A tusk at a bird looks elegant.

Radicals

牙 fang, tuskSide view of an elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ.
隹 short tailed birdAlso this 鳥 is seen as a bird.
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 Vocabulary

娴雅 xián yǎ  refined; graceful; elegant; serene
娴雅 xián yǎ  
娴雅 xián yǎ  
雅加达 Yǎ jiā dá  Jakarta, capital of Indonesia
雅典 Yǎ diǎn  Athens, capital of Greece
雅饬 yǎ chì  elegant orderliness; poise
雅饬 yǎ chì  

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