yǎ
elegant
Phonosemantic compound. 隹 represents the meaning and 牙 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 雅
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
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elegant | ||
grace | ||
Seattle, Washington State | ||
dainty | ||
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