鸭 (yā): duck
鸭 (yā) is a Chinese character meaning “duck.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 甲 (phonetic) and 鸟 (semantic). It ranks #2092 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 鸭 bird. Its radical form 鸟 (bird) appears in many related characters such as 鸡 (jī, chicken), 鸟 (niǎo, bird), 鸣 (míng, to cry (of birds, animals and insects)).
Definitions
- duck
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
Practice writing 鸭 with real-time feedback — trace each stroke in the correct order and build muscle memory in the HanziFeed app.
Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 鸭
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 野鸭noun | yě yā | wild duck |
| 烤鸭noun | kǎo yā | roast duck |
| 唐老鸭proper-noun | táng lǎo yā | Donald Duck |
| 鸭嘴兽noun | yā zuǐ shòu | platypus |
| 旱鸭子noun | hàn yā zi | non-swimmer |
| 鸭舌帽noun | yā shé mào | peaked cap |
| 鸭绒 | yā róng | duck down |
| 鸭绿江proper-noun | yā lù jiāng | Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border |
| 填鸭式 | tián yā shì | force feeding (as a teaching method) |
| 绿头鸭noun | lǜ tóu yā | (bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| 咸鸭蛋noun | xián yā dàn | salted duck egg |
| 填鸭verb | tián yā | to force-feed ducks |
| 赶鸭子上架verb | gǎn yā zi shàng jià | lit. to drive a duck onto a perch (idiom) |
| 鸭子儿 | yā zǐ r | (coll.) duck's egg |
| 煮熟的鸭子飞了phrase | zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le | the cooked duck flew away (proverb) |
鸭 appears in 75 compound words: 16 as the first character, 65 as the last, and 19 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 鸭 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
北京烤鸭是世界闻名的中国美食。
Běijīng kǎoyā shì shìjiè wénmíng de Zhōngguó měishí.
Beijing roast duck is a world-famous Chinese delicacy.
第6集 挑战100道狗狗鲜食,今天做鸭肉清火套餐#宠物 #狗粮 #宠物零食 #...
dì 6 jí tiāo zhàn 1 0 0 dào gǒu gǒu xiān shí , jīn tiān zuò yā ròu qīng huǒ tào cān chǒng wù gǒu liáng chǒng wù líng shí . . .
Episode 6: The Challenge of 100 Dog Raw Food Recipes—Today’s Menu: Duck Meat to Clear Heat #Pets #DogFood #PetTreats #...
女高中生订鸭肉饭备注“3张卫生纸”!竟遭店员PO网公...
nǚ gāo zhōng shēng dìng yā ròu fàn bèi zhù 3 zhāng wèi shēng zhǐ ! jìng zāo diàn yuán P O wǎng gōng . . .
High school girl orders duck rice and notes "3 sheets of toilet paper"! Store clerk posts it online...
【锦绣中国年】阖家团圆板鸭香_光明网
jǐn xiù zhōng guó nián 阖 jiā tuán yuán bǎn yā xiāng guāng míng wǎng
【Splendid Chinese Year】Family Reunion Board Duck Fragrance_Guangming.com
快闪限量送!台南超夯菜市鸭、夜市鸭变身“鸭力爆表小提灯”
kuài shǎn xiàn liàng sòng ! tái nán chāo bèn cài shì yā yè shì yā biàn shēn yā lì bào biǎo xiǎo tí dēng
Pop-up limited edition! Tainan super rammed vegetable market duck and night market duck transformed into "duck power explosive lantern"
马年“识局”6 | 不想当“跛脚鸭”,特朗普能否守..
mǎ nián shí jú bù xiǎng dāng 跛 jiǎo yā , tè lǎng pǔ néng fǒu shǒu . .
Year of the Horse "Reading the Political Landscape" 6 | Trump's Bid to Avoid Becoming a "Lame Duck"
我们在中餐厅吃了北京烤鸭。
Wǒmen zài Zhōngcān tīng chī le Běijīngkǎoyā.
We ate Peking duck in the Chinese restaurant.
如水流过鸭背般毫无反应。
Rú shuǐ liúguò yābèi bān háowú fǎnyìng.
Like water off a duck's back.
它看起来像一只鸭子。
Tā kànqǐlai xiàng yī zhī yāzi.
It looks like a duck.
我是一只鸭子。我说英语。
Wǒ shì yī zhī yāzi. wǒ shuō Yīngyǔ.
I am a duck. I speak English.
Character Family
鸟 Radical Family — Characters sharing the bird radical
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 鸭 (yā) mean in Chinese?
What's the difference between 鸭 and 钾?
How many strokes does 鸭 have?
What is the radical of 鸭?
What are the components of 鸭?
What are common words containing 鸭?
What characters sound the same as 鸭 (yā)?
Is 鸭 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Practice writing 鸭 with real-time feedback
Trace stroke sequences, hear spoken pronunciation, and build lasting retention with spaced repetition in the HanziFeed app.