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夭 yāo

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夭 yāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yāo | yao1
English translation
young, energetic; to die young

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About 夭 yāo

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Number of strokes

4

Traditional form

殀

Contains the radical

大 dà

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A person with head tilted - leaning forward, running, energetic

Etymology of 夭 yāo

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿱丿大

Explanation

Pictograph of a person walking. Connection to meaning unclear.

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Example sentences using 夭 yāo

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他 tā 从 Cóng 黑古隆冬的 de 小巷 xiǎo xiàng 里 lǐ 窜 cuàn 上来 shàng lái ,但 dàn 我 wǒ 逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo .

He jumped from a dark alley and I beat it.

我 wǒ 神经 shénjīng 非常 fēicháng 脆弱 cuìruò ，见到 jiàn dào 针头就 jiù 会 huì 逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo 。

I'm very squeamish and when I see needles I run a mile.

当 dāng 那 Nā 两名男子 nán zǐ 还击 huán jī 时 shí ，袭击 xíjī 他们 tā men 的 de 少年 shào nián 逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo 。

The teenage attackers fled when the two men fought back.

他们 tā men 挣脱 zhèng tuō 后开着 zhāo 一辆偷来的 de 车 Chē 逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo 。

They broke free and made off in a stolen car.

不幸 bù xìng 的 de 是 shì ，他 tā 的 de 合伙人 hé huǒ rén 都 dōu 是 shì 些 xiē 骗子 piàn zi ，已卷款逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo 了 le 。

Unfortunately, his partners were crooks and absconded with the funds.

Words with 夭 yāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo to show a clean pair of heels逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo
夭 yāo to die young殀
夭折 yāo zhé to die young or prematurely夭折 yāo zhé
夭亡 yāo wáng to die young夭亡 yāo wáng

夭 yāo Decomposition & Compounds

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