Character

鸭

yā HSK 5

鸭 yā HSK 5

1. duck (a waterfowl with flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet; meat is edible and down feathers used for bedding and clothing)

Words using 鸭 as yā (1)

Structure & writing

鸭 yā — duck (a waterfowl with flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet; meat is edible and down feathers used for bedding and clothing)

鸭 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 甲 jiǎ — the first of the ten Heavenly Stems; also used to indicate first in order

甲 is a component in 3 characters

HSK 5

押 yā to sign or mark on an official document or contract as authentication 鸭 yā duck (a waterfowl with flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet; meat is edible and down feathers used for bedding and clothing)

HSK 7

闸 zhá sluice gate; floodgate

2 鸟 niǎo — bird (warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate with feathers, beak, and wings)

鸟 is a component in 10 characters

HSK 1

鸡 jī chicken (domestic fowl with short beak, red comb, and short wings)

HSK 5

鸭 yā duck (a waterfowl with flat bill, short legs, and webbed feet; meat is edible and down feathers used for bedding and clothing)

HSK 6

岛 dǎo island (land surrounded by water on all sides); peninsula (land surrounded by water on three sides)

HSK 7

鸣 míng (of birds) to chirp; (of animals or insects) to cry or make sounds 鸦 yā crow; a black-feathered bird with a large beak, long wings, and strong feet 鸽 gē pigeon; dove (bird with small wings, good at flying, feathers white/grey/dark purple; kept as homing pigeon or symbolic of peace) 鹅 é goose (domestic fowl with white or grey feathers, orange or dark-brown fleshy knob on forehead, long neck, flat wide bill, webbed feet) 鹏 péng the giant mythical bird in ancient legend

Show more HSK 7 characters (+2)

鹤 hè crane (large wading bird with long neck and legs, white or grey plumage) 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)

Stroke order