夭 - yāo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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4 strokes
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夭

yāo

Definition

tender
gentle
to die prematurely

Character Decomposition

Compounds (11)

笑

xiào

laugh; to laugh; smile; to smile

tall

goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom; demon

to jump; to leap

fertile; rich; to irrigate; to wash (of river)

袄

ǎo

coat; jacket; short and lined coat or robe

岙

ào

plain in the middle of the mountains; used in place names, esp. in 浙江 and 福建

a lance

full (as of eating)

short and small

to rub; to crumple

Related words (3)

to die young

to die young or prematurely; to come to a premature end; to be aborted prematurely

早夭

zǎo yāo

to die young; Taiwan pr. [zao3 yao3]

Idioms (1)

逃之夭夭

táo zhī yāo yāo

to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime); to show a clean pair of heels

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