Chinese words pronounced ya (any tone) 35 words, in the 5 tones ya is read in. yā (1st tone) 10 words 呀(yā) ah 压(yā) to press 鸭(yā) duck 押(yā) to mortgage 哑(yā) sound of cawing 呀(yā) ah 壓(yā) to press 鴨(yā) duck 押(yā) to mortgage 啞(yā) sound of cawing All 10 words pronounced yā yá (2nd tone) 11 words 牙(yá) tooth 崖(yá) precipice 芽(yá) bud 衙(yá) office 涯(yá) border 牙(yá) tooth 崖(yá) precipice 芽(yá) bud 衙(yá) office 涯(yá) border All 11 words pronounced yá yǎ (3rd tone) 3 words 雅(yǎ) elegant 哑(yǎ) mute 痖(yǎ) mute, incapable of speech 雅(yǎ) elegant 啞(yǎ) mute 瘂(yǎ) mute, incapable of speech yà (4th tone) 12 words 亚(yà) second 轧(yà) to crush 氩(yà) argon 铔(yà) ammonium 娅(yà) term of address between husbands of sisters 亞(yà) second 軋(yà) to crush 氬(yà) argon 錏(yà) ammonium 婭(yà) term of address between husbands of sisters All 12 words pronounced yà ya (neutral tone) 1 words 呀(ya) (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt) 呀(ya) (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)