Memory phrase for the character: 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 hollow volcanic vent 业 because is relatively weak.)

Mnemonic
 
A mouth that is rather weak is mute or hoarse.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
亚 relatively weak, inferiorComprises the radical “hollow” 业, which shows a hollow volcanic vent. The board 一 on this volcanic vent appears relatively weak.




 Vocabulary

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  

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