讶 (yà) is a Chinese character meaning “astonished”. It is written from 讠 (speech radical) and 牙 (tooth), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
讠 + 牙
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分（IDS ⿰讠牙；hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 笔画核验：讠2 + 牙4 = 6 笔）
Memory aid
Speech (讠) beside a bared tooth (牙): your mouth falls open and the teeth show — the face of someone caught by surprise.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 惊讶jīng yàsurprised; astonished讶 = yà
- 讶异yà yìto be astonished; amazed讶 = yà
Go deeper
All readings
astonished
astonished; surprised; to be amazed
惊奇；感到意外。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 惊讶jīng yàsurprised; astonished讶 = yà
- 讶异yà yìto be astonished; amazed讶 = yà
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 讶 mean?
讶 (yà) means astonished; surprised; to be amazed.
How do you pronounce 讶?
It is pronounced yà.
What parts is 讶 made of?
讠 (speech radical) and 牙 (tooth), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分（IDS ⿰讠牙；hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 笔画核验：讠2 + 牙4 = 6 笔）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 讶 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 讶?
讠. 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 讶?
Common ones are 惊讶 and 讶异. The reading of 讶 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.