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Meaning of 妖

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Pinyin: yāo
English Definition: goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom; demon
Chinese Definition:
①迷信的人指异于常态而害人的东西:妖魔鬼怪。妖精(a。妖怪;b。喻姿色迷人的女子。“精”均读轻声)。妖氛。
②装束或神态不正派:妖里妖气。妖态。
③媚,艳丽:妖女。妖娆。妖艳。妖冶。妖妍。
④邪恶而迷惑人的:妖言。妖人。妖术。
Total strokes: 7; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (woman) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] woman, girl; female
    • [ yāo ] young, energetic; to die young
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Example Words
妖怪 yāo guài monster; devil
妖魔 yāo demon
妖艳 yāo yàn pretty and flirtatious
妖娆 yāo ráo enchanting; alluring (of a girl)
妖冶 yāo pretty and flirtatious
More: 妖* | *妖 | *妖*
Example Sentences
1
Alleged sorcery by fox demons occasionally caused collective panics.
2
Nemean was the son of giant Typhon and monster of a snake.
3
Not all literary works, however, emphasize solely the malevolent aspect of the fox demon.
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EvidentLy, the soul-stealing activities of the fox demon were associated with the impropriety of rule by empress dowagers.
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For the demon people,Filled with infinite passion for the future of this is a dream place to start.