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鴉

yā

crow, raven; Corvus species (various)

Strokes
15
Radical
鳥
HSK
—
Tone
1

Simplified form: 鸦

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 鸦, the simplified form of 鴉. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 宗教是人民的鸦片。

    Zōng jiào shì rén mín de yā piàn

    Religion is the opium of the people.

  • 突然间,鸦雀无声。

    Tū rán jiān yā què wú shēng

    Suddenly, everything fell silent.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 鸦

  • 鸦雀无声yā què wú shēng 1–4–2–1lit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard; absolute silence