Chinese Word: 鴉 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

鴉 (Simplified: 鸦)HSK 6

Pinyin: yā

English Definition: crow

Chinese Definition:
①鸟类的一属，全身多为黑色，嘴大翼长，叫声“丫丫”：乌鸦。寒鸦。鸦嘴锄(一种形如鸦嘴的轻便小锄)。
②古同“丫”，女孩子。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 鳥

Pictophonetic:牙 indicates the sound; 鳥 (bird) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 鴅

鴉片	yā piàn	opium (loanword)
鴉片戰爭	yā piàn zhàn zhēng	the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861
鴉雀無聲HSK 6	yā què wú shēng	lit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard; absolute silence

1		yòng 用 fěn bǐ 粉笔 zài 在 rén xíng dào 人行道 shàng 上 tú yā 涂鸦。 Draw on the sidewalk with sidewalk chalk.
2		wū yā 乌鸦 bǎ 把 tā 它 de 的 yǔ máo 羽毛 rǎn chéng 染成 le 了 bái sè 白色。 The crow dyed its feathers white.

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