懂中文 Dong Chinese

鸦

yā

crow

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 牙 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鴉.

Components
鸟 meaning component

鸟  Meaning component

niǎo, diǎo

  

bird

牙 sound component

牙  Sound component

yá

  

tooth

Evolution

鸦 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
鸦 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

鸦 (鴉) 

yā

crow, raven; Corvus species (various); crow

鸦 (鵶) 

yā

variant of 鴉|鸦[yā]

Most common words with 鸦
Freq.
Word
Meaning

乌鸦

crow

涂鸦

graffiti

鸦片

opium (loanword)

鸦

crow

鸦片战争

the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861