亞

See also: 亚

亞	U+4E9E, 亞 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E9E

← 亝
[U+4E9D]

CJK Unified Ideographs

亟 →
[U+4E9F]

Translingual

Traditional	亞
Shinjitai	亜
Simplified	亚

Han character

亞 (Kangxi radical 7, 二+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 一中中一 (MLLM), four-corner 1010₇, composition ⿴二⿰⿳㇑㇐㇞⿳㇞㇐㇑)

Shuowen Jiezi radical №506

Derived characters

俹, 𠜲, 㝞, 啞, 埡, 堊, 婭, 孲, 掗, 𡈀, 𡱻, 𡹄, 𡹅, 𢛟, 𣵾, 㰳, 䢝, 惡, 椏, 氬, 𢩔, 𣂪, 𣇩, 𤊗, 𤦩, 𦜖, 𦲕, 䃁, 琧, 瘂, 稏, 𠨣, 𤲢, 𥏝, 𥦳, 蝁, 𠼞, 𥮳, 𥺼, 𦩒, 𫡷, 䛩, 𨁶, 錏, 閸, 𩜄, 𩓩, 𩗽, 𩩤, 𬪿, 𩤃, 𩭯, 鵶, 𢑹, 𩸇, 𩸋, 𩸖, 壼, 𠠇, 斵

References

KangXi: page 87, character 13
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 274
Dae Jaweon: page 183, character 20
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 23, character 2
Unihan data for U+4E9E

Chinese

trad.		亞
simp.		亚
alternative forms		亜𠀓𠄮俹䢝

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 亞

Shang

Western Zhou

Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)

Liushutong (compiled in Ming)

Oracle bone script

Bronze inscriptions

Small seal script

Transcribed ancient scripts

**Oracle bone script**
j29651	j29652	j29653	j29654	j29655	j29656	j29657	j29658
j29659	j29660	j29661	j29662	j29663	j29664	j29665	j29666
j29667	j29668	j29669	j29670	j29671	j29672	j29673	j29674
j29675	j29676	j29677	j29678	j29679	j29680	j29681	j29682
j29683	j29684	j29685	j29686	j29687	j29688	j29689	j29690
j29691	j29692	j29693	j29694	j29695	j29696	j29697	j29698
j29699	j29700	j29701	j29702	j29703	j29704	j29705	j29706
j29707	j29708	j29709	j29710	j29711	j29712	j29713	j29714
j29715	j29716	j29717	j29718	j29719	j29720	j29721	j29722
j29723	j29724	j29725	j29726	j29727	j29728	j29729	j29730
j29731

**Bronze inscriptions**
b19832	b19833	b19834	b19835	b19836	b19837	b19838	b19839
b19840	b19841	b19842	b19843	b19844	b19845	b19846	b19847
b19848	b19849	b19850	b19851	b19852	b19853	b19854

**Small seal script**
s10917

**Transcribed ancient scripts**
L36894	L23820	L23821	L23822	L23823	L23824	L23825	L23826
L23827

References:

Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:

Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Characters in the same phonetic series (亞) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
椏	qaːʔ, qraː
錏	*qraː
鵶	*qraː
啞	qraːʔ, qraːɡs, qraːɡ, qraːɡ
瘂	*qraːʔ
亞	*qraːɡs
婭	*qraːɡs
俹	*qraːɡs
稏	*qraːɡs
惡	qaː, qaːɡs, *qaːɡ
噁	*qaːɡs
堊	*qaːɡ
蝁	*qaːɡ

Pictogram (象形) : an overhead view of a construction, likely a 亞-shaped tomb.

Etymology 1

Probably from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ʔrak (“inferior; dependent”), whence Tibetan རག (rag, “to depend on; subject; subservient; dependent”) (Bodman, 1980; Coblin, 1986).

Karlgren (1957) connects it to 惡 (OC *qaːɡ, “evil”), but Schuessler (2007) considers this to be unlikely due to the semantics.

The shangsheng pronunciation in Mandarin (yǎ) is a result of influence from the pronunciation of 啞／哑 (yǎ), whose written form contains 亞 as a component (Fu, 1958).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yà, yǎ
(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˋ, ㄧㄚˇ
(Chengdu, SP): ya⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): aa³
(Taishan, Wiktionary): a¹
Gan (Wiktionary): nga³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): á
(Meixian, Guangdong): a³
Jin (Wiktionary): ia³
Min Bei (KCR): ngā
Min Dong (BUC): ā
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): a / ah / à
(Teochew, Peng'im): a³
Wu (Wiktionary): ia (T1)
Xiang (Wiktionary): ia⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yà
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yà
  - Wade–Giles: ya⁴
  - Yale: yà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yah
  - Palladius: я (ja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎ
  - Wade–Giles: ya³
  - Yale: yǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yea
  - Palladius: я (ja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ya⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ia
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³
  - Yale: a
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: a¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: nga³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋa²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: á
  - Hakka Romanization System: a`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: a³
  - Sinological IPA: /a³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: a³
  - Sinological IPA: /a³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ia³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ia⁴⁵/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngā
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋa⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ā
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a
  - Tâi-lô: a
  - Phofsit Daibuun: af
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ah
  - Tâi-lô: ah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: aq
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /aʔ⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: à
  - Tâi-lô: à
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ax
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /a⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /a²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /a¹¹/

Note:

a, ah - vernacular;
à - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: a³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: à
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a²¹³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ia (T1)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia̱⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ia⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia̠⁴⁵/

Middle Chinese: /ʔˠa^H/

Rime
Character	亞
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	麻 (98)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	衣嫁切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔˠa^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔᵚa^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔa^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔaɨ^H/
Li Rong	/ʔa^H/
Wang Li	/a^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔa^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yà
Expected Cantonese Reflex	aa³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*ʔˤrak-s/
(Zhengzhang): /*qraːɡs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	亞
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yà
Middle Chinese	‹ ʔæ^H ›
Old Chinese	/*ʔˁrak-s/
English	secondary
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	亞
Reading #	1/1
No.	14212
Phonetic component	亞
Rime group	暮
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	亞
Old Chinese	/*qraːɡs/

Definitions

亞

^† a house (four walls & windows, seen from above)
second; inferior
亞軍／亚军 ― yàjūn ― second place
不亞於／不亚于 ― bù yàyú ― not inferior to
^† Alternative form of 婭／娅 (yà).
a surname

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yà, yǎ
(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˋ, ㄧㄚˇ
(Chengdu, SP): ya⁴
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): aa³
(Taishan, Wiktionary): a¹
Gan (Wiktionary): nga³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): á / â
(Meixian, Guangdong): a¹
Jin (Wiktionary): ia³
Min Bei (KCR): ngā
Min Dong (BUC): ā
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): a
(Teochew, Peng'im): a¹
Wu (Wiktionary): ia (T1)
Xiang (Wiktionary): ia⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yà
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yà
  - Wade–Giles: ya⁴
  - Yale: yà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yah
  - Palladius: я (ja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, common variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎ
  - Wade–Giles: ya³
  - Yale: yǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yea
  - Palladius: я (ja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: ya⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ia
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³
  - Yale: a
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: a¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: nga³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋa²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: á / â
  - Hakka Romanization System: a` / a´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: a³ / a¹
  - Sinological IPA: /a³¹/, /a²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: a¹
  - Sinological IPA: /a⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ia³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ia⁴⁵/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngā
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋa⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ā
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a
  - Tâi-lô: a
  - Phofsit Daibuun: af
  - IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: a¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ia (T1)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia̱⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: ia⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia̠⁴⁵/

Definitions

亞

(～洲) Short for 亞細亞／亚细亚 (Yàxìyà, “Asia”).

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (亞):

→ Japanese: 亜(あ) (a)
→ Korean: 아(亞) (a)
→ Vietnamese: Á (亞)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yā (ya¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³
Min Nan (Teochew, Peng'im): a¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yā
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ya
  - Wade–Giles: ya¹
  - Yale: yā
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ia
  - Palladius: я (ja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: aa³
  - Yale: a
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aː³³/

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Min Nan
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: a¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /a³³/

Definitions

亞

(dated) Alternative form of 阿 (ā, “kinship prefix”).

Compounds

Derived terms from 亞

中亞／中亚 (Zhōngyà)
中亞細亞／中亚细亚 (Zhōng-Yàxìyà)
亞丁／亚丁 (Yàdīng)
亞丁灣／亚丁湾 (Yàdīngwān)
亞伯拉罕／亚伯拉罕 (Yàbólāhǎn)
亞元／亚元
亞加狄亞／亚加狄亚
亞匹／亚匹
亞卿／亚卿
亞喬木／亚乔木
亞塞拜然／亚塞拜然 (Yàsàibàirán)
亞太地區／亚太地区
亞於／亚于 (yàyú)
亞東／亚东 (yàdōng)
亞松森／亚松森 (Yàsōngsēn)
亞格拉／亚格拉
亞歲／亚岁
亞洲／亚洲 (Yàzhōu)
亞洲鐵人／亚洲铁人
亞熱帶／亚热带 (yàrèdài)
亞父／亚父
亞爾薩斯／亚尔萨斯
亞特拉斯／亚特拉斯
亞特蘭大／亚特兰大 (Yàtèlándà)
亞獻／亚献
亞瑟王／亚瑟王 (Yàsè Wáng)
亞瓦格／亚瓦格 (yàwǎgé)
亞當／亚当 (Yàdāng)
亞當／亚当 (Yàdāng)
亞當斯密／亚当斯密
亞硝酸／亚硝酸 (yàxiāosuān)
亞硝酸鹽／亚硝酸盐 (yàxiāosuānyán)
亞硫酐／亚硫酐
亞硫酸／亚硫酸 (yàliúsuān)
亞科瑞克／亚科瑞克 (yàkēruìkè)
亞米契斯／亚米契斯
亞細亞洲／亚细亚洲 (yàxìyà Zhōu)
亞美利加／亚美利加 (Yàměilìjiā)
亞美尼亞／亚美尼亚 (Yàměiníyà)
亞聖／亚圣 (yàshèng)
亞肩疊背／亚肩叠背
亞腰葫蘆／亚腰葫芦
亞膠／亚胶
亞蔬中心／亚蔬中心
亞衛一號／亚卫一号
亞裔／亚裔 (yàyì)
亞軍／亚军 (yàjūn)

亞述帝國／亚述帝国
亞速群島／亚速群岛
亞運／亚运 (Yàyùn)
亞馬孫河／亚马孙河
亞麻／亚麻 (yàmá)
亞麻仁油／亚麻仁油
以利亞／以利亚 (Yǐlìyà)
以賽亞／以赛亚 (Yǐsàiyà)
伊利亞德／伊利亚德
低亞／低亚
保加利亞／保加利亚 (Bǎojiālìyà)
內亞／内亚 (Nèiyà)
利比亞／利比亚 (Lìbǐyà)
匹亞／匹亚
半亞／半亚
南亞／南亚 (Nányà)
厄利垂亞／厄利垂亚 (Èlìchuíyà)
吉亞／吉亚 (Jíyà)
周亞夫／周亚夫
哈利路亞／哈利路亚 (hālìlùyà)
哥倫比亞／哥伦比亚 (Gēlúnbǐyà)
喬治亞／乔治亚 (Qiáozhìyà)
圭亞那／圭亚那 (Guīyànà)
坦尚尼亞／坦尚尼亚 (Tǎnshàngníyà)
塔非亞酒／塔非亚酒
塞爾維亞／塞尔维亚 (Sài'ěrwéiyà)
大亞灣／大亚湾 (Dàyàwān)
奈及利亞／奈及利亚 (Nàijílìyà)
奧依亞依拉克／奥依亚依拉克 (Àoyīyà Yīlākè)
奧林比亞／奥林比亚
小亞細亞／小亚细亚 (Xiǎo-Yàxìyà)
尚比亞／尚比亚 (Shàngbǐyà)
岡比亞／冈比亚 (Gāngbǐyà)
巴伐利亞／巴伐利亚 (Bāfálìyà)
巴波亞／巴波亚 (bābōyà)
巴西利亞／巴西利亚 (Bāxīlìyà)
布亞／布亚 (Bùyà)
布爾喬亞／布尔乔亚 (bù'ěrqiáoyà)
布里亞族／布里亚族
希斯亞德／希斯亚德
帕提亞／帕提亚 (Pàtíyà)
幾內亞／几内亚 (Jǐnèiyà)
幾內亞灣／几内亚湾
彌賽亞／弥赛亚 (Mísàiyà)
德佛亞克／德佛亚克
愛奧尼亞／爱奥尼亚
愛沙尼亞／爱沙尼亚 (Àishāníyà)

披亞諾／披亚诺
拉脫維亞／拉脱维亚 (Lātuōwéiyà)
拔爾波亞／拔尔波亚
斯里賈亞瓦德納普拉科特／斯里贾亚瓦德纳普拉科特 (Sīlǐ Jiǎyàwǎdénàpǔlā Kētè)
東亞／东亚 (Dōngyà)
東北亞／东北亚 (Dōngběiyà)
東南亞／东南亚 (Dōngnányà)
柯克亞／柯克亚 (Kēkèyà)
栝矢亞／栝矢亚
歐亞／欧亚 (Ōu-Yà)
歐亞大陸／欧亚大陆 (Ōu-Yà dàlù)
毛里塔尼亞／毛里塔尼亚 (Máolǐtǎníyà)
汎亞／泛亚
沈亞之／沈亚之
波士尼亞／波士尼亚 (Bōshìníyà)
波希米亞／波希米亚 (Bōxīmǐyà)
流亞／流亚 (liúyà)
澳大利亞／澳大利亚 (Àodàlìyà)
熱那亞／热那亚 (Rènàyà)
玻利維亞／玻利维亚 (Bōlìwéiyà)
瑪利亞／玛利亚 (Mǎlìyà)
甘比亞／甘比亚 (Gānbǐyà)
科克亞／科克亚 (Kēkèyà)
突尼西亞／突尼西亚 (Tūníxīyà)
索馬利亞／索马利亚 (Suǒmǎlìyà)
維吉尼亞／维吉尼亚 (Wéijíníyà)
罷亞／罢亚
羅亞爾河／罗亚尔河
羅德西亞／罗德西亚 (Luódéxīyà)
羅馬尼亞／罗马尼亚 (Luómǎníyà)
聖露西亞／圣露西亚 (Shènglùxīyà)
肯亞／肯亚 (Kěnyà)
莎士比亞／莎士比亚 (Shāshìbǐyà)
蒙古利亞／蒙古利亚
衣索比亞／衣索比亚 (Yīsuǒbǐyà)
西亞／西亚 (Xīyà)
西伯利亞／西伯利亚 (Xībólìyà)
西利西亞／西利西亚
諾亞／诺亚 (Nuòyà)
賴比瑞亞／赖比瑞亚 (Làibǐruìyà)
那密比亞／那密比亚
阿亞圖拉／阿亚图拉 (āyàtúlā)
阿摩尼亞／阿摩尼亚 (āmóníyà)
馬來亞／马来亚 (Mǎláiyà)
馬來西亞／马来西亚 (Mǎláixīyà)
馬利亞／马利亚 (Mǎlìyà)

References

“亞”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學／香港中文大学 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00057

Japanese

Shinjitai	亜
Kyūjitai	亞

Kanji

亞

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 亜)

rank
follow
sub- prefix

Readings

Go-on: え (e)
Kan-on: あ (a); あつ (atsu); おう (ō)
Kun: つぎ (tsugi, 亞ぎ); つぐ (tsugu, 亞ぐ)

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 亞 – see the following entry.

【亜あ】S

[prefix] (chemistry) indicates a lower oxidation number: -ous

[affix] ranking next, coming after, sub-

[affix] Used as a phonetic element in transliterations, especially:

[affix]Short for アジア／亜細亜 (Ajia, “Asia (a continent)”).

[affix] (obsolete) Short for アメリカ／亜米利加 (Amerika): America, the United States

[affix] Alternative spelling of 堊 (a): white earth

[proper noun] a female given name

(This term, 亞, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Usage notes

旧字体 (kyūjitai) old form character
Also used phonetically for あ (a)

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 亞 (MC ʔˠa^H).

Historical readings
Recorded as Middle Korean ᅙᅡᆼ〮 (Yale: qá) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448. Recorded as Early Modern Korean 아 (Yale: a) in Samun Seonghwi (三韻聲彙 / 삼운성휘), 1751.

Pronunciation

(phonetic element in transliterations):
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [아]
(second; sub-; ranking next; etc.):
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [아(ː)]
  - Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Hanja

Wikisource亞 (eumhun 버금 아 (beogeum a))

Hanja form^? of 아 (“second; sub-”).
Hanja form^? of 아 (“ranking next; coming after”).
Hanja form^? of 아 (“Asia (abbreviation)”).
Hanja form^? of 아 (“used as a prefix to names”).

Compounds

아강 (亞綱, agang)
아과 (亞科, agwa)
아관 (亞官, agwan)
아류 (亞流, aryu)
아목 (亞目, amok)
아문 (亞門, amun)
아성 (亞聖, aseong)
아속 (亞屬, asok)
아연 (亞鉛, ayeon)
아전 (亞銓, ajeon)
아족 (亞族, ajok)
아종 (亞種, ajong)
아열대 (亞熱帶, ayeoldae)
아음속 (亞音速, a'eumsok)
아질산 (亞窒酸, ajilsan)
아한대 (亞寒帶, ahandae)
아황산 (亞黃酸, ahwangsan)
아세아 (亞細亞, asea)

Proper noun

Hanja in this term
亞

亞 • (A) (hangeul 아)

(in headlines) Short for 亞細亞아세아 (Asea, “Asia”).

Usage notes

A common convention in news headlines, this is almost always written solely in the Hanja form, even in contemporary Korean text otherwise devoid of any Hanja.

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

Vietnamese

Han character

亞: Hán Nôm readings: á, a

Asia
Asiatic

References

Nom Foundation
Chunom.org