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Meaning of 杳

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杳
Pinyin: yǎo
English Definition: dark and quiet; disappear
Chinese Definition:
①无影无声:杳无音信。杳然无声。杳如黄鹤(喻人或物全无踪影)。
②幽暗,深广:杳渺。杳冥。
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 木
Ideographic:The sun 日 setting below the woods 木
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • 日 [ rì ] sun; day; daytime
Similar Characters: 夻
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Example Words
杳无音信 yǎo wú yīn xìn to have no news whatever
杳然 yǎo rán quiet, silent, and lonely; far and indistinct; gone without a trace
杳如黄鹤 yǎo rú huáng hè to be gone forever (idiom); to disappear without a trace
杳无人迹 yǎo wú rén jì All was quiet with no one about. (idiom)
杳无踪迹 yǎo wú zōng jì to disappear without a trace (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
在那杳无人知的地方
。
In a land that no man knows.
2
然而这一次三个星期过去了
,
音信杳无
。
Then three weeks went by without a letter. Finally, a telegram came, saying.
3
马车匆匆驶过长杳的街道
,
进入烟尘弥漫的市中区
。
The carriage rolled briskly through the long streets into the smoky downtown district.
4
我们对我们的读者进行了调杳
,
这是我们了解到地情况
。
We did a survey of our readers and this is what we learned.
5
翌日
,
木犊灰杳沓出门
,
中午返回
,
却鼻里眼里透笑
。
The following day, Mu Du left gloomily. But at noon, he came back with smiles brimming from his eyes.