德雅 (dé yā) — (proper noun) name (often used as transliterati…

Definition

noun

(proper noun) name (often used as transliteration of 'De Ya')

德雅。
dé yā Shì jīn tiān yào jiàn de xīn tóng xué.
De Ya is the new classmate we are meeting today.
德雅？
Nǐ rèn shi dé yā ma?
Do you know De Ya?
德雅。
dé yā Yāo qǐng wǒ men qù tā jiā chī fàn.
De Ya invited us to her house for dinner.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

彳彳chìroad

Sound part声符shēngfú

惪

惪dé德dé

Same sound today

德 combines 彳, a road, with 惪, a component meaning virtue that also supplies the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

隹牙雅

Meaning part形符xíngfú

隹隹zhuīa short-tailed bird

Sound part声符shēngfú

牙

Same sound today

雅 pairs 隹, a short-tailed bird, with 牙 as its sound part; the bird was a rook/crow, and the sense was extended to refined.