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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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How to pronounce 夭

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

夭 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
丿
piě = pi + e3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]
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dài = d + ai4
see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
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= d + a4
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
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Characters with 夭 as component

xiào = xi + ao4
to laugh; to smile / to laugh at
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xiào = xi + ao4
old variant of 笑[xiao4]
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xiào = xi + ao4
laugh / smile / CL:個|个[ge4]
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Words with 夭

to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime) / to show a clean pair of heels
to die young or prematurely / to come to a premature end / to be aborted prematurely
to die young

Sentences with 夭

夭 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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yāo

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