Memory phrase for the character: 芽

芽

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Meaning

sprout, bud

Pronunciation

 yá

Explanation

 Top: plant 艹, bottom: tusk 牙 (elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ)

Mnemonic
 
Both plants and tusks grow from a sprout.

Radicals

艹 grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
牙 fang, tuskSide view of an elephant's 象 head with a tusk ノ.
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 Vocabulary

发芽 fā yá  germinate
胚芽 pēi yá  bud; sprout; germ
腋芽 yè yá  axillary bud; bud growing from axil of plant
腋芽 yè yá  

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