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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
杳渺
yǎomiǎo
dimly discernible
杳冥
yǎomíng
dim and dusky
杳杳
yǎoyǎo
deep and somber
鱼沉雁杳
yúchényànyǎo
lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom); a letter does not arrive
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)

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

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