亞

Glyph origin

 * an overhead view of a construction, likely a 亞-shaped tomb.

Etymology 1
Probably from, whence 🇨🇬.

connects it to, but considers this to be unlikely due to the semantics.

The shangsheng pronunciation in Mandarin (yǎ) is a result of influence from the pronunciation of, whose written form contains 亞 as a component.

Definitions

 * 1)  a house (four walls & windows, seen from above)
 * 2) second; inferior

Definitions

 * 1)  this

Kanji

 * 1) rank
 * 2) follow
 * 3) sub- prefix

Usage notes

 * 旧字体 (kyūjitai) old form character
 * Also used phonetically for あ (a)

Etymology
From.

Usage notes
A common convention in news headlines, this is almost always written solely in the Hanja form, even in contemporary Korean text otherwise devoid of any Hanja.

Han character

 * 1) Asia
 * 2) Asiatic