CHINESE SCRIPT

CHINESE CHARACTER FORMATION & ETYMOLOGY

 

 

亚

 

 

6 strokes ( 一 )

 lㄚ4,  lㄚ1 (ia4, ia1)

yà, yā

 

亚 = Asia; Asian; inferior; sub- (used as a prefix to names) - trad. 亞 => pictographic representation of a cross-shaped building compound, meaning ‘clan temple’

related: 亚洲

 

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