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杳
yǎo
1. dark and quiet
2. disappear
Uncommon • Top 30% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

杳
yǎo
dark, mysterious, obscure; deep
8 丶

Compound Words (13)

杳冥
yǎomíng
dim and dusky
杳杳
yǎoyǎo
deep and somber
杳渺
yǎomiǎo
dimly discernible
杳然
yǎorán
quiet, silent, and lonely
杳眇
yǎomiǎo
variant of [[杳渺<yǎomiǎo>]]
杳茫
yǎománg
distant and out of sight
杳霭
yǎoǎi
far and deep
杳如黄鹤
yǎorúhuánghè
to be gone forever (idiom)
杳无人烟
yǎowúrényān
dark and uninhabited (idiom); remote and deserted
杳无消息
yǎowúxiāoxī
see [[杳無音信|杳无音信<yǎowúyīnxìn>]]
杳无音信
yǎowúyīnxìn
to have no news whatever
雁杳鱼沉
yànyǎoyúchén
without news from sb (idiom)
鱼沉雁杳
yúchényànyǎo
lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom); a letter does not arrive

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
4,292
Word Frequency Rank
25,104 of 84,292

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