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芽
yá
bud, shoot, sprout
🔤 Pictophonetic: 艹 (plant) provides meaning, 牙 provides pronunciation
HSK 6 ✏️ 7 strokes Common • Top 28%

Words Using 芽 (22)

Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
萌芽
méngyá
to sprout (lit. or fig.) / to bud / to germinate / germ / seed / bud
6
萌芽
méngyá
HSK 6
to sprout (lit. or fig.) / to bud / to germinate / germ / seed / bud
芽
yá
bud / sprout
芽
yá
bud / sprout
新芽
xīnyá
sprout / bud
新芽
xīnyá
sprout / bud
豆芽
dòuyá
bean sprout
豆芽
dòuyá
bean sprout
嫩芽
nènyá
soft shoot
嫩芽
nènyá
soft shoot
麦芽
màiyá
malt
麦芽
màiyá
malt
麦芽糊精
màiyáhújīng
maltodextrin
麦芽糊精
màiyáhújīng
maltodextrin
麦芽糖
màiyátáng
maltose (sweet syrup)
麦芽糖
màiyátáng
maltose (sweet syrup)
催芽
cuīyá
to promote germination
催芽
cuīyá
to promote germination
麦芽糖醇
màiyátángchún
maltitol, a sugar alcohol
麦芽糖醇
màiyátángchún
maltitol, a sugar alcohol
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Component Breakdown

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艹
cǎo
grass, weed, plant, herb
牙
yá
tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated
⿱艹牙 i

Component Tree i

cǎo
艹
grass, weed, plant, herb
📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 艸; grass sprouting
3 strokes
yá
牙
tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated
4 strokes HSK 3

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