鸦 yā crow
How to remember 鸦: 牙 tooth + 鸟 bird = crow. The boy loses his first tooth in the garden, and before he can pick it up a black bird steals it, a cheeky crow.
Component breakdown
鸦 = 牙 tooth + 鸟 bird
- 牙 tooth
- 鸟 bird
The boy loses his first tooth in the garden, and before he can pick it up a black bird steals it, a cheeky crow.
How it is used
- Crow - 乌鸦 (wūyā) crow, an ill-omened bird in Chinese lore (乌鸦嘴 wūyāzuǐ = someone who jinxes things by saying them).
- Its idiom is 鸦雀无声 (yāquè-wúshēng) 'not a crow or sparrow makes a sound' = utterly silent, you could hear a pin drop - 全场鸦雀无声 (quánchǎng yāquè-wúshēng) the whole room fell dead silent.
- Bound; the everyday word for crow is 乌鸦.