妖 — Chinese character
妖
yāo
strange, weird, supernatural; bewitching, enchanting, seductive
- Pinyin
- yāo
- Radical
- 38 ⼥ (Woman)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 女 夭
- Formation
- pictophonetic — woman; meaning component 女; sound component 夭
- Japanese
- 妖 as a kanji
Common words with 妖
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 妖精 | yāo jing | evil spirit; alluring woman |
| 妖怪 | yāo guài | monster; devil |
| 人妖 | rén yāo | transvestite; transsexual |
| 妖魔 | yāo mó | demon |
| 小妖精 | xiǎo yāo jīng | goblin; hussy |
| 妖魔化 | yāo mó huà | to demonize |
| 妖孽 | yāo niè | evildoer |
| 妖姬 | yāo jī | (literary) beauty (usually of a maid or concubine) |
| 妖气 (妖氣) | yāo qì | sinister appearance; monster-like appearance |
| 妖娆 (妖嬈) | yāo ráo | enchanting; alluring (of a girl) |
| 妖艳 (妖艷) | yāo yàn | pretty and flirtatious |
| 妖术 (妖術) | yāo shù | sorcery |
English words written with 妖
妖 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Zhuangzi 1 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
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