Chinese Character Dictionary

This dictionary collects useful information about Chinese characters, including stroke order, structure, pinyin, zhuyin, Cantonese romanization, Minnan romanization, Chaozhou romanization, words, idioms and explanations.
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Stroke order, structure, pinyin, zhuyin, romanization, words and explanations for ""

Basic information
Strokes: 12 Radical: 才 Structure: 左右结构
Pinyin: yà Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ Yueping: aat8 Guangdong: ad3
Minnan: at Chaozhou: Tang:
Stroke order:
Words:揠苗揠补
Idioms:揠苗助长
Xiehouyu:
English meaning: to pull up, to eradicate
Detailed explanations by pronunciation
Pinyin 1: yà
Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ
(形声。从手,匽(yán)声。本义:拔起)
同本义 揠,拔也。——《说文》<br>拔心曰揠。——《小尔雅·广物》<br>宋人有闵其苗之不长而揠之者,芒芒然归。——《孟子·公孙丑上》
又如:揠苗助长
提拔 德与琼素不相下,一旦揠之在上,则必争。——《宋书·岳飞传》
抓着马鞍 杀得曹操盔斜发乱,发甲捶胸,揠鞍吐血。——《老残游记》