蚜

yá
#4,398 most
frequent character
aphis

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

蚜 has 虫 insect as its meaning part and 牙 yá as its sound part. It first meant the aphid, an insect that ruins crops, then grew to name the aphis group.

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Homophones

牙yá
tooth, ivory, tooth-like thing

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