芽

yá

HSK 7freq #12443

Meanings

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yá

1.bud
2.sprout

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Wiktionary

1.bud; shoot; sprout
2.bud-shaped thing

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ŋraː): semantic 艹 (“grass”) + phonetic 牙 (OC *ŋraː). Cognate with 牙 (OC *ŋraː, “tooth”) (Schuessler, 2007).

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Components

芽卄牙

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Synonyms

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Related words

萌芽 (of a seed) to germinate 发芽 (of a seed) to germinate 侧芽 axillary bud 腋芽 axillary bud 胚芽 bud 抽芽 (of a plant) to sprout; to bud 滋芽 (dialect) to sprout 嫩芽 tender shoots 麦芽 malt 芽眼 (botany) undeveloped bud; eye 顶芽 terminal bud (growing at the tip of a plant)花芽 flower bud