ㄧㄚ aa2 HSK 7-9 流利級 · Level 5

  • (onom.) sound of cawing
  • sound of infant learning to talk
  • variant of ㄧㄚ

ㄧㄚˇ aa2

  • mute; dumb; incapable of speech
  • (of a voice) hoarse; husky
  • (bound form) (of a bullet, bomb etc) dud

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 哑 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

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Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 汤姆是聋哑人。 Tom is deaf and mute.
  • 她又盲又聾又啞。 She was blind, deaf, and dumb.
  • 聾啞的人用手語說話。 Deaf-mute people talk using sign language.
  • 他們全都叫到沙啞了。 They were all hoarse from shouting.
  • 海倫凱勒眼盲,耳聾,又啞。 Helen Keller was blind, deaf and dumb.

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