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芽 (yá): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 芽

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 芽 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 芽

芽 stroke order diagram

3.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 芽

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4.

HSK Vocabulary: 芽

HSK words that contain this character.

萌芽

méng yá

sprout; shoot; bud

发芽

fā yá

Sprout

5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 芽 is used in context

mā妈

ma妈

chǎo炒

le了

yì一

pán盘

xīn新

Information

Pinyinyá

Meaningsprout

Strokes7

Radical艹

Traditional芽

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#2785

Zhuyinㄧㄚˊ

UnicodeU+82BD

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xiān鲜

de的

dòu豆

yá芽

。

Mom stir-fried a plate of fresh bean sprouts.

chūn春

tiān天

dào到

le了

，

zhǒng种

zi子

kāi开

shǐ始

fā发

yá芽

。

Spring has come, and seeds begin to sprout.

chūn春

tiān天

lái来

le了

，

zhǒng种

zi子

kāi开

shǐ始

fā发

xīn新

yá芽

。

Spring has arrived, and the seeds are beginning to sprout new shoots.

liǔ柳

shù树

cháng长

chū出

le了

nèn嫩

lǜ绿

de的

nèn嫩

yá芽

。

The willow tree has grown tender green buds.

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