鸦(yā)

HSK 7-99 strokesTrad. 鴉

crow

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Character information

Pinyin
yā
Meaning
crow
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
鴉

Origin & structure

Where 鸦 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰牙鸟

In this compound, the meaning comes from 鸟 (bird); 牙 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

牙yá鸟niǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 鸦 step by step

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

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Words with 鸦

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

yā鸦què雀wú无shēng声
HSK 7-9

lit. crow and peacock make no sound

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tú涂yā鸦

graffiti; scrawl; poor calligraphy; to write badly; to scribble

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jiā家yā鸦

(bird species of China) house crow (Corvus splendens)

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hán寒yā鸦

(bird species of China) western jackdaw; Eurasian jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)

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dù渡yā鸦

(bird species of China) common raven (Corvus corax)

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wū乌yā鸦

crow

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wū乌yā鸦zuǐ嘴

crow's beak

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yā鸦piàn片

(loanword) opium

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 鸦’s common words

雀无声涂家寒渡乌

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