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也 yě — “also”
How to write and say the Chinese character 也 (yě), which means also — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Little glue words.
Pinyin · 拼音 yě
Meaning · 意思 also
Strokes · 笔画 3
Radical · 部首 乚 (hook)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
也 is written with 3 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
An old picture — maybe a snake, maybe a basin — borrowed long ago for 'also'.
A common word常用词
我也是
me too
Example sentence例句
你去，我也去。
If you go, I'll go too.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.