CHINESE CHARACTER

芽 (yá): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

yá

bud, shoot, sprout

HSK 7-97 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

艹

Primary radical

艹 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 芽.

牙

Phonetic component

牙 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 7

Write 芽 in 7 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 芽

发芽fāyá

HSK 7-9 · (of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud; (fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop

萌芽méngyá

HSK 7-9 · (of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud; sprout; bud; (also used figuratively)

芽yá

HSK 7-9 · bud; sprout

Examples using 芽

芽

树木开始抽芽。

Shù mù kāi shǐ chōu yá。

The trees are beginning to bud.

FAQ

What does 芽 (yá) mean in Chinese?

bud, shoot, sprout

How do you write 芽 in stroke order?

芽 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 芽?

艹 is the radical in 芽. It is the grass radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 芽?

发芽 (fāyá): (of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud; (fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop; 萌芽 (méngyá): (of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud; sprout; bud; (also used figuratively); 芽 (yá): bud; sprout.