也 (yě) is a Chinese character meaning “also”. It is written from ㇕ and ㇑ and ㇘, and takes 3 strokes.
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Structure
㇕ + ㇑ + ㇘
Overlapping structure
- ㇕ horizontal-turning stroke unknown
- ㇑ vertical stroke unknown
- ㇘ vertical-turning hook stroke unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+4E5F; 逐笔对照 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 笔画几何（3 笔完整覆盖，无成字部件可拆）
Memory aid
A horizontal turn (㇕) lays the roof, a vertical (㇑) drops straight through it, and the vertical-bend hook (㇘) scoops under and flicks up on the right. Three strokes, no more.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
3 strokes
In real words
- 也许yě xǔmaybe; perhaps也 = yěspoken asyé xǔ
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All readings
also
also; too; as well; (in 也许) perhaps
表示同样、并行，用在动词或形容词前面。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 也许yě xǔmaybe; perhaps也 = yěspoken asyé xǔ
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 也 mean?
也 (yě) means also; too; as well; (in 也许) perhaps.
How do you pronounce 也?
It is pronounced yě.
What parts is 也 made of?
㇕ and ㇑ and ㇘. The recorded source is: Unicode U+4E5F; 逐笔对照 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 笔画几何（3 笔完整覆盖，无成字部件可拆）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 也 have?
3. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 也?
乙. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 也?
Common ones are 也许. The reading of 也 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.