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鸭
鴨
yā
1. duck
2. CL:[[隻|只<zhī>]]
3. (slang) male prostitute
Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

鸭
yā
duck; Anas species (various)
HSK 4 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

鹊鸭
quèyā
(Chinese bird species) common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
做鸭
zuòyā
(slang) (of a man) to work as a prostitute
烤鸭
kǎoyā
roast duck
HSK 4
鸭掌
yāzhǎng
duck feet (claws)
鸭子
yāzi
duck
瘤鸭
liúyā
(Chinese bird species) knob-billed duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
野鸭
yěyā
wild duck
涂鸭
túyā
variant of [[塗鴉|涂鸦<túyā>]]
丑鸭
chǒuyā
(Chinese bird species) harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)
板鸭
bǎnyā
pressed (dried) salted duck
鸭梨
yālí
Chinese white pear (Pyrus × bretschneideri)
黄鸭
huángyā
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
家鸭
jiāyā
farm duck
鸭蛋青
yādànqīng
pale blue
鸭舌帽
yāshémào
peaked cap
栗树鸭
lìshùyā
(Chinese bird species) lesser whistling duck (Dendrocygna javanica)
棕颈鸭
zōngjǐngyā
(Chinese bird species) Philippine duck (Anas luzonica)
琵嘴鸭
pízuǐyā
(Chinese bird species) northern shoveler (Anas clypeata)
白眉鸭
báiméiyā
(Chinese bird species) garganey (Anas querquedula)
鸭绿江
YālùJiāng
Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
2,132
Word Frequency Rank
3,552 of 84,292

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