Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 呀

呀

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Meaning

 (sound of surprise) ah!, oh!

Pronunciation

 yā, ya

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

A mouth with a tusk, I am surprised: Oh!

Radicals

口 mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.)
牙 fang, tusk(Side view of an elefant's 象 head with a tusk ノ.)
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Vocabulary

啊呀 ā yā interjection of surprise; Oh my!
哎呀 āi yā interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
天呀 tiān ya Heavens!; My goodness!

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