鸭
HSK 5

鸭 (yā): duck, Anas species

yā

duck, Anas species

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Pinyin

yā

HSK Level

Level 5

Characters

1

English Meaning

duck, Anas species

How to Write 鸭 (yā)

鸭 is written in 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 鸭

A phono-semantic compound: 鸟 (bird) carries the meaning, and 甲 hints at the pronunciation.

What 鸭 is Made Of

鸭 is built from 2 components:

甲armor, shell
鸟bird

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Words Using 鸭

Common Chinese words that contain 鸭:

烤鸭

kǎoyā

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