丫 yā
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
丫头
yātou
girl; lass; little girl
Characters in this word
头 tóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- ⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 老人嘴里的丫头并非贬称，而是带着亲昵的乡土口吻。 Lǎorén zuǐ lǐ de yātou bìng fēi biǎnchēng, ér shì dàizhe qīnnì de xiāngtǔ kǒuwěn. The old person's use of “lass” was not derogatory, but carried an affectionate local tone.
- 这丫头唱歌真好听，全村人都喜欢她。 Zhè yātou chàng gē zhēn hǎotīng, quáncūn rén dōu xǐhuan tā. This girl sings so beautifully, everyone in the village likes her.
- 那丫头从小跟奶奶长大，特别懂事。 Nà yātou cóngxiǎo gēn nǎinai zhǎngdà, tèbié dǒngshì. That girl grew up with her grandmother from an early age and is very sensible.