轧 (gá) — (surname) Ya

Definition

Used as a bound surname-reading gá — appears only in Chinese surnames and is not used as an ordinary word.

bound form
(surname) Ya
Easily confused

Examples

  • 轧。
    Wǒ rèn shi yí wèi xìng gá de péng you.
    I know a friend whose surname is Ya.
  • 轧。
    gá Lǎo shī jiào wǒ men lì shǐ.
    Teacher Ya teaches us history.
  • 轧？
    Qǐng wèn nín xìng gá ma?
    May I ask if your surname is Ya?

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 軋; 轧 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jūcart
Sound part声符shēngfú
乙
乙yǐ軋yà
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form 軋 pairs 車 (cart) with 乙 as a sound part; 轧 is the simplified form of 軋.

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