鸦
crow
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,403 U+9E26
How 鸦 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
鸟 (semantic, “bird”) + 牙 (phonetic, yá)
How to remember it
raven · Heisig RSH #2872
tusk + 鸟 bird + 乌 crow
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 牙
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 牙 (yá) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牙 sound component | yá | tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated |
| 雅 | yǎ | elegant, graceful, refined |
| 芽 | yá | bud, shoot, sprout |
| 呀 | ya | particle used to express surprise |
| 讶 | yà | amazed, surprised; to express surprise |
| 伢 | yá | child |
| 岈 | yá | the name of a mountain |
| 枒 | yá | coconut tree; edge, rim |
| 蚜 | yá | aphid, plant louse |
| 玡 | yá | used in place names |
| 迓 | yà | to receive a guest |
Words containing 鸦
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 里海地鸦 | Lǐ Hǎi dì yā | (bird species of China) Turkestan ground jay; Pander's ground jay (Podoces panderi) |
| 白尾地鸦 | bái wěi dì yā | (bird species of China) Xinjiang ground jay (Podoces biddulphi) |
| 红嘴山鸦 | hóng zuǐ shān yā | (bird species of China) red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) |
| 黄嘴山鸦 | huáng zuǐ shān yā | (bird species of China) alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) |
| 黑尾地鸦 | hēi wěi dì yā | (bird species of China) Mongolian ground jay (Podoces hendersoni) |
| 红头鸦雀 | hóng tóu yā què | (bird species of China) rufous-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis bakeri) |
| 金色鸦雀 | jīn sè yā què | (bird species of China) golden parrotbill (Suthora verreauxi) |
| 鸦雀无声 | yā què wú shēng | lit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be h… |
| 水老鸦 | shuǐ lǎo yā | common name for cormorant |
| 红嘴鸦雀 | hóng zuǐ yā què | (bird species of China) great parrotbill (Paradoxornis aemodium) |
| 大嘴乌鸦 | dà zuǐ wū yā | (bird species of China) large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) |
| 小嘴乌鸦 | xiǎo zuǐ wū yā | (bird species of China) carrion crow (Corvus corone) |
| 天下乌鸦一般黑 | tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi | all crows are black (idiom); evil people are bad all over the world |
| 第二次鸦片战争 | Dì èr Cì Yā piàn Zhàn zhēng | the Second Opium War (1856–1860) |
| 灰头鸦雀 | huī tóu yā què | (bird species of China) grey-headed parrotbill (Paradoxornis gularis) |
| 白胸鸦雀 | bái xiōng yā què | (bird species of China) white-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis ruficeps) |
| 点胸鸦雀 | diǎn xiōng yā què | (bird species of China) spot-breasted parrotbill (Paradoxornis guttaticollis) |
| 达乌里寒鸦 | Dá wū lǐ hán yā | (bird species of China) Daurian jackdaw (Coloeus dauuricus) |
| 大乌鸦 | dà wū yā | a raven |
| 暗色鸦雀 | àn sè yā què | (bird species of China) grey-hooded parrotbill (Suthora zappeyi) |