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Similar-form characters

Characters with ya

yā

鸭

Initial:yVideo guide

Final(T3):āVideo guide

Radical:

Structure:Left to right

Strokes:

10

Traditional:

鴨

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n.duck
- kǎo yā
  烤鸭
  roast duck
- yě yā
  野鸭
  wild duck
- yǎng yā yè
  养鸭业
  duck breeding

Words and phrases with 鸭

鸭蛋青
[word]pale blue
鸭嘴
[word]duck's bill
鸭蛋圆
[word]oval
鸭怪
[word]cercarial dermatitis
鸭儿梨
[word]egg-shaped pear
鸭黄
[word]baby duck; tender yellow
鸭脚板
[word]flipper
鸭绒背心
[word]duck's down waistcoat
鸭跖草
[word]dayflower
鸭步鹅行
[idiom]same as 鸭行鹅步
鸭行鹅步
[idiom]walk like a duck or a goose

Word usage

common measure word
"鸭" is often matched with measure word "只"or"群".
- 一只鸭
  one duck
- 一群鸭
  one flock of ducks

Similar-form characters to 鸭

yā
鸭
jī
鸡
é
鹅
yā
鸦
bǎo
鸨

Chinese Characters with pinyin yā

呀
wow; creak
压
press; cover
丫
fork; bifurcation
押
give as security; detain
鸦
crow

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