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yǎo

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yǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǎo | yao3
English translation
obscure, secluded; quiet, refined

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About yǎo

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

yǎo

Contains the radical

xué

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

cave

Etymology of yǎo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

穴幼

Semantic compound

xué

Phonetic compound

yòu

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Example sentences using yǎo

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这些 zhè xiē 孩子 háizi 当中 dāng zhōng , yǒu de 白晰 yuán pán , 有的 yǒu de Hēi ér 窈窕 yǎo tiǎo .

Some of those children were fair and rounded, others dark and elf - like.

Words with yǎo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
窈窕 yǎo tiǎo a seductive woman窈窕 yǎo tiǎo
yǎo deep yǎo

yǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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