Spot 牙
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
牙 component
yá · tooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 牙
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue牙Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 牙 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
穿=
穴
呀=
口
邪=
+阝
芽=
艹
伢=
亻
讶=
讠
岈=
山
迓=
辶
枒=
木
玡=
王
鸦=
+鸟
砑=
石
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 牙 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
穿chuān
to wear
HSK 3.0 · L1哎呀āiyāinterjection of wonder, shock or admiration
HSK 3.0 · L5呀yāah
HSK 3.0 · L5穿过chuānguòto pass through
HSK 3.0 · L6惊讶jīngyàamazed
HSK 3.0 · L6穿梭chuānsuōto travel back and forth
HSK 3.0 · L7-9穿越chuānyuèto pass through
HSK 3.0 · L7-9穿着chuānzhuóattire
HSK 3.0 · L7-9发芽fāyáChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L7-9改邪归正gǎixié-guīzhèngto mend one's ways
HSK 3.0 · L7-9高雅gāoyǎdainty
HSK 3.0 · L7-9贯穿guànchuānto run through
HSK 3.0 · L7-9