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芽

yá
noun HSK 7 #14,698

Measure Word

一个芽 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 sprout
  2. 2 bud
  3. 3 shoot

Examples

春天到了，树枝上长出了新芽。
Chūntiān dào le, shùzhī shàng zhǎngchū le xīnyá.
Spring has come, and new buds have appeared on the branches.
豆芽是一种很受欢迎的蔬菜。
Dòuyá shì yī zhǒng hěn shòu huānyíng de shūcài.
Bean sprouts are a very popular vegetable.

Tips

memory
The character has 艹 (grass radical) on top and 牙 (yá, tooth) on the bottom. A sprout poking through the soil looks like a little tooth emerging from the earth.

Stroke Order

芽 yá