鸦

鴉/鵶
yā
牙 + 鸟

Definitions

yā crow
yā variant of 鴉|鸦[yā]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 牙 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鴉.

Semantic: 鸟 Phonetic: 牙

About

鸦 (yā) is a phonosemantic compound made of the semantic component 鸟 (niǎo, 'bird') and the phonetic 牙 (yá, 'tooth'), which together suggest a bird whose name sounds like a harsh caw, the call of a crow. Its traditional form, 鴉, uses the unsimplified bird radical 鳥. The character refers to corvids, particularly crows and ravens, and from being widely observed in urban and rural settings, it became the standard designation in zoology and literature, often carrying cultural omens tied to their distinctive cries.

Example Sentences Hide

乌鸦在树上叫。

wū yā zài shù shàng jiào.

The crow is cawing in the tree.

黑色的乌鸦飞过了天空。

hēi sè de wū yā fēi guò le tiān kōng.

The black crow flew across the sky.

鸦片是一种毒品。

yā piàn shì yī zhǒng dú pǐn.

Opium is a type of drug.

鸦片战争发生在十九世纪。

yā piàn zhàn zhēng fā shēng zài shí jiǔ shì jì.

The Opium War took place in the 19th century.

早晨，乌鸦的叫声吵醒了我。

zǎo chén, wū yā de jiào shēng chǎo xǐng le wǒ.

In the morning, the crow's caw woke me up.

乌鸦通常被视为不祥的象征。

wū yā tōng cháng bèi shì wéi bù xiáng de xiàng zhēng.

Crows are usually regarded as a symbol of bad luck.

吸食鸦片会对健康造成严重危害。

xī shí yā piàn huì duì jiàn kāng zào chéng yán zhòng wēi hài.

Smoking opium can cause serious harm to health.

尽管乌鸦的叫声刺耳，但它们在某些文化中受到尊重。

jǐn guǎn wū yā de jiào shēng cì ěr, dàn tā men zài mǒu xiē wén huà zhōng shòu dào zūn zhòng.

Although the crow's caw is harsh, they are respected in some cultures.

Related Characters

Component: 牙

穿 呀 牙 雅 邪 讶 芽 伢 蚜 迓 砑 岈 訝 鴉

Component: 鸟

鸡 鸣 鸿 鹏 鹰 鸭 鹅 鹤 鸽 莺 鹃 鸥 鸠 鹦

Example Words

涂鸦 乌鸦 寒鸦 乌鸦嘴 鸦片 鸦雀无声