The trees are beginning to bud.
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芽
yá
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
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yá · ngaa4 (Jyutping)
- bud
- sprout
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Character breakdown
芽
- Meaning
- bud, sprout, shoot
- Radical
- 艹
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- ⿱艹牙
- Cangjie
- TMVH
- Four-corner
- 4424.1
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Example sentences
Beer is taxed according to its malt content, so low-malt beer is cheaper.
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