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yǎo

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yǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǎo | yao3
English translation
dark, mysterious, obscure; deep

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About yǎo

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

yǎo

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

The sun  setting below the woods 

Etymology of yǎo

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

木日

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Example sentences using yǎo

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倾听 qīngtīng 车轮 chē lún 隆隆 lóng lóng Xiàng 罗斯 Luó sī màn qiáo de 方向 fāngxiàng 逐渐 zhújiàn yǎo rán .

She listened as the sound of his wheels faded toward Roseman Bridge.

科林 Kē lín bèi le 一顿 Hòu jiù 离家出走 lí jiā chū zǒu le 从此 cóngcǐ 杳无音讯

After his beating Colin ran away and hasn'tbeen heard of since.

Words with yǎo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
杳无音信 yǎo wú yīn xìn to have no news whatever杳無音信
yǎo disappear yǎo
杳然 yǎo rán far and indistinct杳然 yǎo rán
杳如黄鹤 yǎo rú huáng hè to be gone forever (idiom)杳如黃鶴
杳无人烟 yǎo wú rén yān God-forsaken杳無人煙
杳冥 yǎo míng dim and dusky杳冥 yǎo míng
杳无消息 yǎo wú xiāo xī to have no news whatever杳無消息
鱼沉雁杳 yú chén yàn yǎo lost in transmission魚沉雁杳

yǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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