Keyword
bud
- shoot
- sprout
- Frequency
- #2643
- Strokes
- 7
Readings
yá
Mnemonic
艹 (plant) gives the meaning and 牙 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
萌芽
(of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud; sprout; bud; (also used figuratively)
芽
bud; sprout
发芽
(of a seed) to germinate; (of a plant) to sprout; to bud; (fig.) (of an idea or plan etc) to start to develop
麦芽
malt
豆芽
bean sprout
芽孢
endospore
嫩芽
tender shoots
麦芽糖
maltose (sweet syrup)
胚芽
bud; sprout; germ
新芽
new shoot; new sprout
肉芽肿
(pathology) granuloma
花芽
flower bud
豆芽菜
bean sprouts
催芽
to induce germination of seeds (e.g. by soaking in water); to encourage sprouting of tubers or cuttings (e.g. by applying warmth or chemicals)
顶芽
terminal bud (growing at the tip of a plant)
叶芽
leaf bud
侧芽
axillary bud
抽芽
(of a plant) to sprout; to bud
腋芽
axillary bud; bud growing from axil of plant
芽眼
(botany) undeveloped bud; eye
胚芽米
semipolished rice (i.e. rice minus the husk, but including the germ)
胚芽鞘
coleoptile, protective sheath covering an emerging shoot (botany)