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yà

to weed out, to pull up, to eradicate

🔤 Pictophonetic: 扌 (hand) provides meaning, 匽 provides pronunciation

HSK 12 strokes Uncommon (68%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

to hide, to repress; to bend

⿰扌匽 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shǒu

扌

hand

📷 Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed; compare 手

3 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

jué

亅

hook

1 strokes

yǎn

匽

to hide, to repress; to bend

🔤 Pictophonetic: 匸 (box) provides meaning, 妟 provides pronunciation

9 strokes

xì

匸

box

2 strokes

yàn

妟

banquet, feast; to entertain

💡 Ideographic: A woman 女 cooking food 日 for a 宀 banquet; compare 宴

7 strokes

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 strokes HSK 2

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

nǚ

女

woman, girl; female

📷 Pictographic: A woman turned to the side

3 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 揠 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

揠 ↗

yà

to eradicate / to pull up

yà

揠 ↗

to eradicate / to pull up

揠苗助长 ↗

yàmiáozhùzhǎng

see [[拔苗助長|拔苗助长<bámiáozhùzhǎng>]]

yàmiáozhùzhǎng

揠苗助长 ↗

see [[拔苗助長|拔苗助长<bámiáozhùzhǎng>]]