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蚜

yá
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 aphid

Examples

玫瑰的叶子上全是蚜虫。
Méigui de yèzi shàng quánshì yáchóng.
The rose leaves are covered with aphids.
瓢虫吃蚜虫。
Piáochóng chī yáchóng.
Ladybugs eat aphids.

Tips

usage
蚜 is bound, used in 蚜虫 (aphid) — a tiny sap-sucking pest. In everyday speech aphids are also called 腻虫.

Components

radical
虫 chóng
insect
The insect radical on the left. It marks the character as the name of a small bug — the aphid. It groups 蚜 with 蚊, 蜂, and 蝇 in the family of insect names.
phonetic
牙 yá
phonetic component
Supplies the sound, read identically as yá (otherwise meaning tooth). It works purely as a pronunciation marker for this insect name.

Stroke Order

蚜 yá