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夭

yāo
yāospelled as iao · 1st tone — spelling rules
(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. yǎo)
Radical: 大 Strokes: 4
Structure: Single componentFrequency: Less common
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Character Decomposition
夭=丿+大
Etymology
A person with head tilted - leaning forward, running, energetic
Meanings
(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. yǎo)
(literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant
yāo
(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. yǎo) (variant of 夭 yāo)
yāo
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Idioms with 夭 9 total Chain
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