Learn Chinese Characters

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 tángpoolinsideyǒuto havesmall tablezhīonly鸭子yā ziduck (CL:只)zàiatyóuto swimláito comeyóuto swimto go