ya2
surname Ya

ya2
office; yamen 衙門|衙门

strokes 13
radical
strokes after radical 7
铁打的衙门,流水的官 鐵打的衙門,流水的官 tie3 da3 de5 ya2 men5 - liu2 shui3 de5 guan1
lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom); fig. government officials come and go

衙门 衙門 ya2 men5
government office in feudal China; yamen

衙内 衙內 ya2 nei4
child of an official; palace bodyguard

衙署 衙署 ya2 shu3
government office in feudal China; yamen

衙役 衙役 ya2 yi4
bailiff of feudal yamen

总理衙门 總理衙門 zong3 li3 ya2 men5
the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office