鸦

yā

yāspelled as ia · 1st tone — spelling rules

crow

Radical: 鸟 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Common

Same radical

鸟鸡鸣鸾鹤鸭鹅鹊鹰鹛鸠鸳

Same radical

鸟鸡鸣鸾鹤鸭鹅鹊鹰鹛鸠鸳鸿鹄鸥

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Character Decomposition

鸦=牙+鸟

Etymology

bird

Meanings

crow

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Words with 鸦 154 total

(bird species of China) western jackdaw; Eurasian jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)寒鸦hán yā crow · raven乌鸦wū yā

Idioms with 鸦 17 total Chain

all crows are black (idiom) · evil people are bad all over the world天下乌鸦一般黑tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi