牙
tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[ke1]
4 strokes
Dict coverage rank #508 U+7259
How to remember it
tooth · Heisig RSH #1414
box + 矛 spear — as a component also called: tusk
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 牙 as their sound component
These characters all use 牙 (yá) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牙 sound component | yá | tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated |
| 雅 | yǎ | elegant, graceful, refined |
| 鸦 | yā | crow; Corvus species (various) |
| 芽 | yá | bud, shoot, sprout |
| 呀 | ya | particle used to express surprise |
| 讶 | yà | amazed, surprised; to express surprise |
| 伢 | yá | child |
| 岈 | yá | the name of a mountain |
| 枒 | yá | coconut tree; edge, rim |
| 蚜 | yá | aphid, plant louse |
| 玡 | yá | used in place names |
| 迓 | yà | to receive a guest |
Words containing 牙
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牙克石市 | Yá kè shí Shì | Yakeshi, a county-level city in Hulunbuir City 呼倫貝爾市|呼伦贝尔市[Hu1 lun2 bei4 er3 Shi4], Inner … |
| 马路牙子 | mǎ lù yá zi | curb |
| 牙克石 | Yá kè shí | see 牙克石市[Ya2 ke4 shi2 Shi4] |
| 皮牙子 | pí yá zi | (dialect) onion (loanword from Uyghur "piyaz") |
| 牙子 | yá zi | serrated edge; (old) middleman; broker |
| 牙人 | yá rén | (old) middleman; broker |
| 无牙 | wú yá | toothless; (fig.) powerless; ineffectual; weak |
| 西班牙人 | Xī bān yá rén | Spaniard; Spanish person |
| 海牙 | Hǎi yá | The Hague (seat of government of the Netherlands) |
| 牙白 | yá bái | creamy white; ivory color |
| 牙行 | yá háng | middleman (in former times); broker |
| 牙牙学语 | yá yá xué yǔ | see 咿呀學語|咿呀学语[yi1 ya1 xue2 yu3] |
| 西班牙文 | Xī bān yá wén | Spanish (language) |
| 长牙 | cháng yá | tusk |
| 长牙 | zhǎng yá | to grow teeth; to teethe; growing teeth |
| 房牙子 | fáng yá zi | real estate agent (old) |
| 牙口 | yá kou | condition of one's teeth; ability to chew |
| 西班牙语 | Xī bān yá yǔ | Spanish language |
| 道牙 | dào yá | curb |
| 门牙 | mén yá | front tooth; incisor |