public office

Senses

government office

(bound form) a government office in imperial China; often used in the word 衙门 yá​men

Ya

a Chinese surname

(also yá) to walk

(literary) to walk in a line; specifically used in the phrase 衙衙 yú​yú to describe the appearance of a procession or queue

References

same_as 牙/牙 衙/衙