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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 鸦

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
鸦 yā - crow
鸦 yā - variant of 鴉|鸦[ya1]

List Ranking for: 鸦

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 33,707 26,529 22,234

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 牙 鸟

Radical:

鸟

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

牙

Semantic:

鸟

Hint:

Bird

Other Words Containing 鸦

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
乌鸦 - - 7,662 17,716 10,263
涂鸦 - - 9,141 19,476 9,701
鸦片 - - 13,994 22,568 24,619
鸦 - - 33,707 26,529 22,234
鸦雀无声 - 7 45,099 39,712 40,474
渡鸦 - - 54,773 - -