鸭

yā

yāspelled as ia · 1st tone — spelling rules

duck

Radical: 鸟 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Common

Same radical

鸟鸡鸣鸾鹤鹅鹊鸦鹰鹛鸠鸳

Same radical

鸟鸡鸣鸾鹤鹅鹊鸦鹰鹛鸠鸳鸿鹄鸥

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Character Decomposition

鸭=甲+鸟

Etymology

bird

Meanings

duck

(slang) male prostitute

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Words with 鸭 168 total

(slang) Spain板鸭Bǎn yā roast duck烤鸭kǎo yā to force-feed ducks · (cooking) stuffed duck填鸭tián yā

Idioms with 鸭 8 total Chain

lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom) · fig. to push sb to do sth way beyond their ability赶鸭子上架gǎn yā zi shàng jià