芽	247A30   20A.00-5	部居	畫數  8	ㄧㄚˊ [ya2] .
N	(1)  ([ya2er0], [ya2zi0]) Sprout, shoot, bud: 豆芽 bean sprout: 發芽，冒芽 to bud; 萌芽 (fig.) to sprout up, to bud forth, have a small beginning; 月芽 the crescent moon. (2)  Outcroppings of ores: 銀芽 croppings of silver ores.
Words	1.芽胞 [ya2bao1], n., (bot.) spore.  2.芽茶 [ya2cha2], n., tea made from tender buds.  3.芽甲 [ya2jia3], n., budding leaves on trees.  4.芽韭 [ya2jiu3], n., leek sprout, pale yellowish.  5.芽菜 [ya2cai4], n., bean sprouts (also 豆芽菜).