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芽

Character

芽 yá

HSK 7–9Character

a small young shoot or bud growing from a plant

Radical
艹
Strokes
7
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
艹牙
Traditional
芽
Frequency
#2586 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

yá

ya2
  1. a small young shoot or bud growing from a plant
  2. bean sprouts, a food made from beans (as in 豆芽)

Examples

  • 春天到了，树上有了新芽。

    chūn tiān dào le, shù shàng yǒu le xīn yá

    Spring is here, and the tree has new buds.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我喜欢吃豆芽。

    wǒ xǐ huan chī dòu yá

    I like to eat bean sprouts.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 7 strokes

Speed

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Words with 芽

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芽孢yá bāoendosporeWord芽眼yá yǎn(botany) undeveloped bud; eyeWord芽苗yá miáoa shootWord萌芽méng yá(of a seed) to begin to growWordHSK 7–9侧芽cè yáaxillary budWord催芽cuī yáto induce germination of seeds (e.g. by soaking in water); to encourage sprouting of tubers or cuttings (e.g. by applying warmth or chemicals)Word发芽fā yá(of a seed) to germinateWord叶芽yè yáleaf budWord嫩芽nèn yátender shootsWord抽芽chōu yá(of a plant) to sprout; to budWord新芽xīn yánew shoot; new sproutWord
月芽yuè yácrescent moonVariant of 月牙WordUnreviewed

Same radical 艹

All characters with 艹 →
著zhe英yīng蘭lán華huá花huā节jié萬wàn获huò萨sà薩sà苏sū蘇sū