Meaning
duck
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ya” becomes a different word in each tone. 鸭 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 鸭子yā ziduck (; (slang) male prostitute
- 烤鸭kǎo yāroast duck
- 家鸭jiā yādomestic duck
- 黄鸭huáng yāRuddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea); same as 赤麻鸭
- 野鸭yě yāwild duck; mallard (Anas platyrhyncha)
Example Sentence
池塘里有几只鸭子在游来游去。Chí táng lǐ yǒu jǐ zhī yā zi zài yóu lái yóu qù.A few ducks are swimming around in the pond.
池塘Chí tángpool里lǐinside有yǒuto have几jǐsmall table只zhīonly鸭子yā ziduck (CL:只)在zàiat游yóuto swim来láito come游yóuto swim去qùto go。