Keyword
crow
- Corvus species (various)
- Frequency
- #2244
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
yā
Mnemonic
鸟 (bird) gives the meaning and 牙 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
鸦片
(loanword) opium
涂鸦
graffiti; scrawl; poor calligraphy; to write badly; to scribble
乌鸦
crow; raven
鸦片战争
the Opium War (1839–1842); the Opium Wars (1839–1842 and 1856–1860)
鸦
crow
鸦雀无声
lit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard; absolute silence
乌鸦嘴
crow's beak; (fig.) person who makes an inauspicious remark
渡鸦
(bird species of China) common raven (Corvus corax)
寒鸦
(bird species of China) western jackdaw; Eurasian jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
松鸦
(bird species of China) Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
天下乌鸦一般黑
all crows are black (idiom); evil people are bad all over the world
星鸦
(bird species of China) spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)