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鸦

yā

crow; Corvus species (various)

🔤 Pictophonetic: 鸟 (bird) provides meaning, 牙 provides pronunciation
HSK 6 9 strokes Common (24%)
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Component Breakdown

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牙
yá
tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated
鸟
niǎo
bird
⿰牙鸟 i

Stroke Order

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Component Tree i

yá
牙
tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated
4 strokes HSK 3
niǎo
鸟
bird
📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 烏, a bird
5 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 鸦 (51)

yāquèwúshēng
鸦雀无声 ↗
HSK 6
lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence
wūyā
乌鸦 ↗
crow / raven
yā
鸦 ↗
crow
xīngyā
星鸦 ↗
(Chinese bird species) spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
huīhóuyāquè
灰喉鸦雀 ↗
(Chinese bird species) ashy-throated parrotbill (Sinosuthora alphonsiana)
huītóuyāquè
灰头鸦雀 ↗
(Chinese bird species) grey-headed parrotbill (Psittiparus gularis)
huīguānyāquè
灰冠鸦雀 ↗
(Chinese bird species) Przevalski's parrotbill (Sinosuthora przewalskii)
wūyāzuǐ
乌鸦嘴 ↗
lit. crow's beak / fig. person who has made an inauspicious remark
Wūyāzuò
乌鸦座 ↗
Corvus (constellation)
ànsèyāquè
暗色鸦雀 ↗
(Chinese bird species) grey-hooded parrotbill (Sinosuthora zappeyi)
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