芽 yá
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 牙 tooth, molar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
芽
yá
bud; sprout
Character
Example phrases
- 春雨过后，石缝里竟然冒出几颗嫩芽，显得格外顽强。 Chūnyǔ guòhòu, shífèng li jìngrán mào chū jǐ kē nèn yá, xiǎnde géwài wánqiáng. After the spring rain, several tender shoots unexpectedly emerged from the cracks in the stone, looking especially tenacious.
- 种子发芽需要充足的水分和阳光。 Zhǒngzi fāyá xūyào chōngzú de shuǐfèn hé yángguāng. For a seed to sprout, it needs plenty of water and sunlight.
- 茶农在春天采摘嫩芽，泡出最香的茶。 Chánóng zài chūntiān cǎizhāi nèn yá, pào chū zuì xiāng de chá. In spring, tea farmers pick the tender buds and brew the most fragrant tea.
Related words
- 发芽 fāyá to sprout; to germinate
- 萌芽 méngyá to sprout; germination; bud
- 籽 zǐ seed
- 杨树 yángshù poplar tree
- 栽 zāi to plant; to fall down
- 树荫 shùyīn tree shade
- 栽培 zāipéi to cultivate; to grow
- 树梢 shùshāo treetop; tip of a tree
- 扎根 zhāgēn to take root
- 树干 shùgàn tree trunk
- 绽放 zhànfàng to bloom; to blossom; to burst forth
- 窝 wō nest; den; to curl up; brood