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妖 yāo

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妖 yāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yāo | yao1
English translation
strange, weird, supernatural; bewitching, enchanting, seductive

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About 妖 yāo

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

妖 yāo

Contains the radical

女 nǚ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

woman

Etymology of 妖 yāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰女夭

Semantic compound

女 nǚ

Phonetic compound

夭 yāo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 女 nǚ represents the meaning and 夭 yāo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 妖 yāo

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女妖锡西把 bǎ 人 rén 变成 biàn chéng 了 le 猪 zhū .

Circe metamorphosed men into swine.

刘玉英眼珠 yǎn zhū 一转,很 hěn 妖媚 yāo mèi 地 de 笑 xiào 了 le .

She rolled her eyes at him and smiled seductively.

首先 shǒuxiān , 英 Yīng 法 fǎ 两国 liǎng guó 教士 jiào shì 将 jiāng 俄国 É guó 东正教 Dōng zhèng jiào 妖魔 yāo mó 化 huā 为 wéi 一 yī 种 zhǒng 半 bàn 异教 yì jiào 信条 xìn tiáo .

First, British and French clerics demonised Russian Orthodoxy as a semi - pagan creed.

那件大衣 dà yī 使 shǐ 她 tā 显得 xiǎnde 十分 shífēn 妖艳 yāo yàn 。

That coat made her look so tarty.

Words with 妖 yāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
妖 yāo goblin妖 yāo
妖精 yāo jing evil spirit妖精 yāo jing
妖怪 yāo guài monster妖怪 yāo guài
妖孽 yāo niè evildoer妖孽 yāo niè
妖魔 yāo mó demon妖魔 yāo mó
妖娆 yāo ráo enchanting妖嬈
妖艳 yāo yàn pretty and flirtatious妖艷
妖术 yāo shù sorcery妖術
人妖 rén yāo transvestite人妖 rén yāo
妖魔鬼怪 yāo mó guǐ guài demons and ghosts妖魔鬼怪 yāo mó guǐ guài
妖人 yāo rén magician妖人 yāo rén
妖气 yāo qì sinister appearance妖氣
妖媚 yāo mèi seductive妖媚 yāo mèi
妖风 yāo fēng evil wind妖風
妖言 yāo yán heresy妖言 yāo yán
照妖镜 zhào yāo jìng magic mirror for revealing goblins照妖鏡
妖冶 yāo yě pretty and flirtatious妖冶 yāo yě
妖邪 yāo xié evil monster妖邪 yāo xié
妖物 yāo wù monster妖物 yāo wù
妖言惑众 yāo yán huò zhòng to delude the people with lies妖言惑眾
兴妖作怪 xīng yāo zuò guài fig. to stir up all kinds of trouble興妖作怪

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