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窈
yǎo
obscure, secluded; quiet, refined
🔤 Pictophonetic:
穴 (cave) provides meaning, 幼 provides pronunciation
Words Using 窈 (2)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
窈窕
yǎotiǎo
sweet, fair, and graceful (of a woman) / a seductive woman / secluded (bower)
窈窕
yǎotiǎo
sweet, fair, and graceful (of a woman) / a seductive woman / secluded (bower)
窈窈
yǎoyǎo
obscure / dusky / far and deep / profound / see also [[杳杳<yǎoyǎo>]]
窈窈
yǎoyǎo
obscure / dusky / far and deep / profound / see also [[杳杳<yǎoyǎo>]]
Component Breakdown
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⿱穴幼
i
Component Tree i
yòu
幼
infant, young child; immature
💡 Ideographic:
One with little 幺 strength 力; 幺 also provides the pronunciation
5 strokes
HSK 5