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Information of 夭

Pinyinyāo

Radical

大

Strokes

4 strokes

Usage

★★★★★

Definition

tender / gentle / to die prematurely

夭 [yāo]1. Lush and beautiful vegetation. 草木茂盛美丽。 - a. Abundant and beautiful, as in "桃之夭夭" (the peach trees are lush and beautiful). - b. A harmonious appearance, as in "夭夭如也" (like the harmony). - c. Calamity or disaster. 2. The death of a person before reaching adulthood. 未成年的人死去。 - e.g. "夭折" (to die young). 【本义】: To bend or break. 屈，摧折 【造字法】: Pictographic. The small seal script reflects the appearance of a head bending. ---夭 [yāo]1. Die young. 短命，早死。未成年而死 ([En.] die young) - 引: "少壮而死曰夭." (In the "Shiming": dying young is called 夭.) - 例: "夭死" (to die young). 2. Lush. 茂盛 ([En.] luxuriant) - 引: "厥草惟夭." (In the "Book of Documents": the grass is lush.) 3. Tender; delicate and charming. 幼嫩;矫好 ([En.] young; be delicate and charming) - e.g. "夭妍" (beautiful and charming). 4. Related to "杳" (yǎo). Dim or gloomy. 通“杳”。昏暗 ([En.] gloomy) ---夭 [ǎo]1. A newly born beast or bird. 刚出生的兽或禽 ([En.] young). - 引: "毋覆巢，毋胎夭." (In the "Huainanzi": do not cover the nest, do not harm the young.) 2. A newly sprouted plant. 初生的草木 ([En.] young plant). ---夭 [ǎo]1. To be bent and not stretch out. 屈抑不伸。 - 引: "德不试，空言禄…" (From "Han Shu": virtue not tested leads to failure.) 2. To die young or prematurely. 少壮而死。如：「夭折」。 - 引: "人无道夭，物极则长。" (From "Wen Xuan": when people have no way, they die young; when things reach the extreme, they endure.) 3. To damage or harm. 摧残。 - 引: "毋伐木，毋夭英，毋附竿。" (From "Guanzi": do not fell trees, do not cut young sprouts.)

夭折 yāo zhé

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

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

夭亡 yāo wáng

to die young

桃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo

The peach trees are in full blossom.

夭矫 yāo jiǎo

Yao Jiao

Input Method for 夭

Pinyinyao1

Wubi

tdi

Cangjie

hk

Zhengma

mgd

Four Corner

20804

Unicode

U+592d

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