懂中文 Dong Chinese

鸭

yā

duck

Phonosemantic compound. 鸟 represents the meaning and 甲 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鴨.

Components
鸟 meaning component

鸟  Meaning component

niǎo, diǎo

  

bird

甲 sound component

甲  Sound component

jiǎ

  

1st heavenly stem, fingernail

Evolution

鸭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鸭 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
鸭 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

鸭 (鴨) 

yā

duck; Anas species (various); CL:隻|只[zhī]; (slang) male prostitute

Most common words with 鸭
Freq.
Word
Meaning

鸭

duck

鸭子

duck

鸭梨

Chinese white pear (Pyrus × bretschneideri)

烤鸭

roast duck

野鸭

wild duck