亚 (yà) is a Chinese character meaning “second”. It is written from 一 (one) and 业 (trade; occupation), one above the other, and takes 6 strokes.
Build the character for “second; sub-”
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Structure
一 + 业
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: Unicode U+4E9A; modern decomposition candidate checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke geometry (亚 strokes 2-6 match the 5 strokes of 业)
Memory aid
One flat bar (一) presses down on 业 — capped like that, nothing can come first: 亚 means second, sub-, runner-up.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 亚洲yà zhōuAsia亚 = yà
- 亚军yà jūnrunner-up; second place亚 = yà
- 弗吉尼亚fú jí ní yàVirginia (US state)亚 = yà
Go deeper
All readings
second; sub-
second; inferior to; sub-; short for Asia (亚洲)
次一等的；居第二位的。也用作「亚洲」的简称。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 亚洲yà zhōuAsia亚 = yà
- 亚军yà jūnrunner-up; second place亚 = yà
- 弗吉尼亚fú jí ní yàVirginia (US state)亚 = yà
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 亚 mean?
亚 (yà) means second; inferior to; sub-; short for Asia (亚洲).
How do you pronounce 亚?
It is pronounced yà.
What parts is 亚 made of?
一 (one) and 业 (trade; occupation), one above the other. The recorded source is: Unicode U+4E9A; modern decomposition candidate checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke geometry (亚 strokes 2-6 match the 5 strokes of 业). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 亚 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 亚?
一. 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 亚?
Common ones are 亚洲 and 亚军. The reading of 亚 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.