秧(yāng)

HSK 7-910 strokes

sapling

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Character information

Pinyin
yāng
Meaning
sapling; seedling; sprout; (esp.) rice seedling; stem; stalk; vine; baby livestock; fry; (dialect) to raise; to cultivate (plants or animals)
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 秧 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰禾央

In this compound, the meaning comes from 禾 (rice); 央 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

禾hé央yāng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 秧 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 秧

Common words using 秧 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yāng秧gē歌
HSK 7-9

Yangge, a popular rural folk dance

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bá拔yāng秧

to pull up seedlings (for transplanting)

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chā插yāng秧

to transplant rice seedlings

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yāng秧zǐ子

sapling; seedling; sprout; (esp.) rice seedling; stem; stalk; vine; baby li…

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yāng秧miáo苗

seedling; (esp.) rice seedling

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 秧’s common words

歌拔插子苗

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