芽 Strokes Write it Listen 芽 yá bud; sprout HSK 7–9 7 strokes Radical 艹 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from艹meaningcǎograss, weed, plant, herb牙soundyátooth, molar; fang, tusk; serrated How it works艹 hints at the meaning (plant), and 牙 yá hints at the sound.