耶

耶	U+8036, 耶 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8036

← 耵
[U+8035]

CJK Unified Ideographs

耷 →
[U+8037]

Translingual

Han character

耶 (Kangxi radical 128, 耳+3, 9 strokes, cangjie input 尸十弓中 (SJNL), four-corner 1712₇, composition ⿰耳阝)

Derived characters

倻, 㖿, 揶, 鄊, 𢝞, 𪶘, 椰, 爺, 瑘, 𠁌, 𦳃, 𪾉, 𫧵, 𬚞, 𥯘, 𦂫, 鎁, 𩸾, 𫛉

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 965, character 12
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29008
Dae Jaweon: page 1413, character 19
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2784, character 3
Unihan data for U+8036
Thiều Chửu. Hán Việt tự điển. Thanh Niên Publisher. 2004

Chinese

trad.		耶
simp. ^#		耶
alternative forms		邪

Glyph origin

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

	Old Chinese
耶	*laː
椰	*laː
爺	*laː
瑘	*laː
鎁	*laː

Corruption of 邪 (OC *ljaː, *laː).

Etymology 1

question particle: Contraction of 也 (OC *laːlʔ) and 乎 (OC *ɢaː) (Pulleyblank, 1995, p. 139).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yé (ye²)

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yà
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iâ
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ya; ¹ia

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yé
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yé
  - Wade–Giles: yeh²
  - Yale: yé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ye
  - Palladius: е (je)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: je⁴
  - Yale: yèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: je⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yé⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yà
  - Hakka Romanization System: ia^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ya²
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯a¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yà
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ia^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ya²
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯a¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâ
  - Tâi-lô: iâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ia¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia²³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶ya; ¹ia
  - MiniDict: ya^去; ia^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhia; ¹ia
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦia²³/, /ia⁵³/

Middle Chinese: yae

Rime
Character	耶
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	麻 (100)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	以遮切
Baxter	yae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jia/
Pan Wuyun	/jia/
Shao Rongfen	/ia/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jia/
Li Rong	/ia/
Wang Li	/jĭa/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯a/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yé
Expected Cantonese Reflex	je⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*laː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	耶
Reading #	1/1
No.	14760
Phonetic component
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	邪
Old Chinese	/*laː/
Notes	邪隸變俗字

Definitions

耶

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 爺 / 爷 (yé, “father”)
- 耶孃妻子走相送，塵埃不見咸陽橋。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  耶娘妻子走相送，尘埃不见咸阳桥。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 杜甫 (Du Fu), 兵車行
  Yéniáng qīzǐ zǒu xiāngsòng, chén'āi bùjiàn Xiányáng Qiáo. [Pinyin]
  Parents, wife and children [of the forcibly conscripted man] running to see him off, and the Bridge of Xianyang gradually disappears from view in the rolling dust [from the chariots].
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Particle indicating a questioning tone.
- 是進亦憂，退亦憂；然則何時而樂耶？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  是进亦忧，退亦忧；然则何时而乐耶？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1045, Fan Zhongyan, 岳陽樓記
  Shì jìn yì yōu, tuì yì yōu; ránzé héshí ér lè yé? [Pinyin]
  They worry when they step forward, and worry when they step back; then when would they ever be happy?

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yē, yé

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝ, ㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yâ
Eastern Min (BUC): ià
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iâ
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶ya; ¹ia

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yē
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ye
  - Wade–Giles: yeh¹
  - Yale: yē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ie
  - Palladius: е (je)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yé
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yé
  - Wade–Giles: yeh²
  - Yale: yé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ye
  - Palladius: е (je)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: je⁴
  - Yale: yèh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: je⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yé⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː²¹/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: ia^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ya¹
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯a²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yâ
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ia^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ya¹
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯a²⁴/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ià
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ia⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iâ
  - Tâi-lô: iâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaa
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ia¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ia²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ia²³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶ya; ¹ia
  - MiniDict: ya^去; ia^平
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhia; ¹ia
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦia²³/, /ia⁵³/

Middle Chinese: yae

Rime
Character	耶
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	麻 (100)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	以遮切
Baxter	yae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jia/
Pan Wuyun	/jia/
Shao Rongfen	/ia/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jia/
Li Rong	/ia/
Wang Li	/jĭa/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯a/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yé
Expected Cantonese Reflex	je⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*laː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	耶
Reading #	1/1
No.	14760
Phonetic component
Rime group	魚
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	邪
Old Chinese	/*laː/
Notes	邪隸變俗字

Definitions

耶

Used in transcription.

Compounds

摩耶
耶和華 / 耶和华 (Yēhéhuá)
耶律 (Yēlǜ)
耶悉茗
耶穌 / 耶稣 (Yēsū)
耶穌基督 / 耶稣基督 (Yēsū Jīdū)
耶穌教 / 耶稣教 (Yēsūjiào)
耶穌會 / 耶稣会 (Yēsūhuì)
耶誕 / 耶诞 (yēdàn)
耶誕卡 / 耶诞卡
耶誕夜 / 耶诞夜 (Yēdànyè)
耶誕樹 / 耶诞树 (yēdànshù)
耶誕節 / 耶诞节 (Yēdànjié)
耶誕老人 / 耶诞老人 (Yēdàn Lǎorén)
耶路撒冷 (Yēlùsālěng)
耶魯 / 耶鲁 (Yēlǔ)
耶魯大學 / 耶鲁大学
耶魯拼音 / 耶鲁拼音 (Yēlǔ pīnyīn)
菩提迦耶

Etymology 3

Possibly influenced by English yeah. Same as 吔 (yē).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yē, yè (ye¹, ye⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝ, ㄧㄝˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yē
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ye
  - Wade–Giles: yeh¹
  - Yale: yē
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ie
  - Palladius: е (je)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yè
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yè
  - Wade–Giles: yeh⁴
  - Yale: yè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeh
  - Palladius: е (je)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵¹/

Definitions

耶

yeah; hurray (interjection expressing joy)
(chiefly Internet slang) particle expressing joy or surprise
好耶 ― hǎo yē ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of 耶 – see 邪 (“wrong; evil; depraved; vicious; perverse; heterodox; unnatural; strange; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 邪).

Japanese

Kanji

耶

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

interrogative particle
used phonetically

Readings

Go-on: や (ya)
Kan-on: や (ya)
On: じゃ (ja)
Kun: か (ka, 耶)

Korean

Hanja

耶 • (ya) (hangeul 야, revised ya, McCune–Reischauer ya, Yale ya)

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Vietnamese

Han character

耶: Hán Nôm readings: da, gia

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