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yā

Main
English Definition	fork; branch; bifurcation; girl
Simplified Script	丫
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	yā
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	aa¹
Part of Speech	(名) noun

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Words With Same Head Word
丫头	yātou	girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)
丫鬟	yāhuan	servant girl; maid
丫头片子	yātou piànzi	(coll.) silly girl; little girl
丫髻	yājì	bun (of hair); topknot
丫角	yājiǎo	traditional hairstyle for children, with two pointy braids, giving it a horn-like appearance

Words With Same Tail Word
枝丫	zhīyā	variant of 枝椏

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