鸭 yā duck; male prostitute
Made up of [甲 jiǎ first in list; armor plating; shell or carapace , 鸟 niǎo bird radical 196]Alternative traditional form of character: 鴨
Made with 10 strokes.
The bird radical is on the right, with the rough phonetic 'first, armor' on the left. Can be remember as a well protected bird. Can also mean a homosexual or male prostitute in slang
Related characters
Also uses 甲 jiǎ component: 单 dān (bill) 果 guǒ (fruit)
Also uses 鸟 niǎo component: 岛 dǎo (island) 鸡 jī (fowl) ; 鸣 míng (to call (birds)) ; 乌 wū (crow)