Memory phrase for the Kanji: 鸭

鸭

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Meaning

duck, male prostitute (slang)

Pronunciation

 yā

Explanation

 Left: armor, shell 甲 (The seedling丨 cracks its shell/husk 田), right: bird 鸟/鳥 (= with head 日, tail フ, and claws 灬))

Mnemonic
Hard as an armor is (the beak) of this bird: The duck.

Radicals

甲 armor, shell
鳥 bird
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Vocabulary

 鸭子  yā zi  duck; male prostitute (slang)
 鸭绿江  Yā lǜ jiāng  Yalu River
 野鸭  yě yā  wild duck; mallard (Anas platyrhyncha)
 鸭梨  Yā Lí  Ya Li, a pear cultivar
 鸭梨  Yā Lí  

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