astounded

speech (讠) + sound yá (牙) = astounded words

The speech radical carries the meaning: words that burst out in astonishment. 牙 contributes the sound yà and nothing more.

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他听到这个消息,面露色。

tā tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi,miàn lù yà sè。

When he heard the news, a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

她对那个结果感到十分惊

tā duì nà ge jié guǒ gǎn dào shí fēn jīng yà。

She felt extremely astonished at that result.

Words with 讶

惊讶

jīng yà

amazed

怪讶

guài yà

astonished

讶异

yà yì

to be surprised

More characters with 讠