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yāo = y + ao1
goblin / witch / devil / bewitching / enchanting / monster / phantom / demon
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How to pronounce 妖

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

妖 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
yāo = y + ao1
tender / gentle / to die prematurely
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yāo = y + ao1
variant of 夭[yao1] / to die young / to die prematurely / Taiwan pr. [yao3]
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female / woman / daughter
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= ru + Ø3
archaic variant of 汝[ru3]
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Characters with 妖 as component

妖 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 妖

evil spirit / alluring woman
monster / devil

Sentences with 妖

lái
de
yāo
jing

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yāo

goblin / witch / devil / bewitching / enchanting / monster / phantom / demon

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