也 yě — also; classical final particle · English

也

yě

also; classical final particle

At a glance · 也

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Evolution of the glyph

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Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「也」本义为盥洗之器（匜），象形。古人借作句末语气词，表判断、肯定或停顿，沿用至今。小篆承古形，隶楷作「也」。属假借。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为水器（匜），借为语气助词。

Structure

假借字，本为匜（象形水器），借作虚词。

At a glance

Pinyinyě

Radical乙

Strokes3

UnicodeU+4E5F

Character type假借

Theme虚词

Six languages, one character

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English also; classical final particle Also; a classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity.

Français aussi; particule finale classique Aussi ; une particule finale classique d’affirmation ou d’identité.

Español también; partícula final clásica También ; una partícula final clásica de afirmación o identidad.

العربية أيضاً؛ أداة نهائية كلاسيكية أيضاً؛ أداة نهائية كلاسيكية للتوكيد أو الهوية.

Русский также; классическая финальная частица Также ; классическая финальная частица сильного утверждения или тождества.

Common words

也yěalso/particle
也yětoo

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