鸭(yā)

HSK 510 strokesTrad. 鴨

duck (CL:只)

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Character information

Pinyin
yā
Meaning
duck (CL:只); (slang) male prostitute
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
鴨

Origin & structure

Where 鸭 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰甲鸟

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

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

Made of

甲jiǎ鸟niǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 鸭 step by step

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

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Words with 鸭

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

kǎo烤yā鸭
HSK 5

roast duck

Open 烤鸭 page →
yā鸭zi子
HSK 5

duck (CL:只)

Open 鸭子 page →
chǒu丑yā鸭

(bird species of China) harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)

Open 丑鸭 page →
zuò做yā鸭

(slang) (of a man) to work as a prostitute

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tú涂yā鸭

variant of 涂鸦; graffiti; scrawl; poor calligraphy; to write bad…

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táng唐lǎo老yā鸭

Donald Duck

Open 唐老鸭 page →
tián填yā鸭shì式

force feeding (as a teaching method)

Open 填鸭式 page →
bǎn板yā鸭

(slang) Spain

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烤子丑做涂唐老填

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