How to write 夭
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Meaning of 夭
Pinyin
yāo
Radical
大
Strokes
4
Definition
tender / gentle / to die prematurely
Usage
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夭 [yāo]
1. Lush and beautiful plants.
草木茂盛美丽。
2. The death of a minor.
未成年的人死去。
1. Lush and beautiful:
a. Lush and beautiful, as in "the peach is lush".
b. A pleasing color, as in "it's so beautiful".
c. Disaster.
2. The death of a minor:
"夭折".
夭 [yāo]
Definition: To bend, to break.
造字法: Pictogram; the small seal character resembles a head bent.
["殀" yāo]
1. Die young; to die prematurely; to die while still a minor.
短命，早死。未成年而死 ([En.] die young).
引证:
1. "少壮而死曰夭".
2. "不殀夭".
3. "夭寿不贰，修身以俟之".
4. "莫寿于殇子，而彭祖为夭".
5. Cleared writing: "夭其稚枝".
6. 夭梅病梅.
Example:
As in: "夭札" (die early due to disease); "夭死" (to die early); "夭厉" (to die young due to epidemic).
夭 [yāo]
1. Lush.
茂盛.
引证:
1. "厥草惟夭，厥木惟乔".
Example:
As in: "夭秀" (elegant); "夭桃秾李" (lush and beautiful peach and plum blossoms).
2. Young; delicate and charming; tender and beautiful.
幼嫩;矫好.
引证:
1. "夭之沃沃".
Example:
As in: "夭年" (young age); "夭妍" (beautiful and charming).
3. Equivalent to "杳" (yǎo), meaning gloomy.
通“杳”( yǎo)。昏暗.
引证:
1. "色夭不泽,谓之难已".
4. See also ǎo.
另见 ǎo.
夭 [ǎo]
1. Young animals or birds.
刚出生的兽或禽 ([En.] young).
2. Young plants.
初生的草木 ([En.] young plant).
3. See also yāo.
另见 yāo.
引证:
1. "毋覆巢，毋胎夭".
2. "泽不伐夭".
形: 屈抑不伸。
动:
1. To die young.
少壮而死，如 "夭折".
2. To destroy.
摧残，如 "毋伐木，毋夭英".
to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime) / to show a clean pair of heels
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Input Method for 夭
Pinyin
yao1
Wubi
tdi
Cangjie
hk
Zhengma
mgd
Four Corner
20804
Unicode
U+592d
Stroke Number Category
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