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Meaning of 妖

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妖
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: 女
Pictophonetic:夭 indicates the sound; 女 (woman) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 女 [ nǚ ] woman, girl; female
    • 夭 [ yāo ] young, energetic; to die young
Similar Characters: 袄 沃 跃 奷
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Example Words
妖怪 yāo guài monster; devil
妖魔 yāo mó demon
妖艳 yāo yàn pretty and flirtatious
妖娆 yāo ráo enchanting; alluring (of a girl)
妖冶 yāo yě pretty and flirtatious
More:妖* | *妖 | *妖*
Example Sentences
1
宣扬狐妖巫术偶尔会引发群体的恐慌
。
Alleged sorcery by fox demons occasionally caused collective panics.
2
尼密阿是巨人堤丰和蛇妖厄格德的儿子
。
Nemean was the son of giant Typhon and monster of a snake.
3
不过
,
并不是所有的文学作品都独独强调狐妖恶的一面
。
Not all literary works, however, emphasize solely the malevolent aspect of the fox demon.
4
显然
,
狐妖的魂魄窃取活动被同皇太后的不当统治联系在一起
。
EvidentLy, the soul-stealing activities of the fox demon were associated with the impropriety of rule by empress dowagers.
5
对于这些充满无限激情的未来妖人们来说
,
这就是梦想开始的地方
。
For the demon people,Filled with infinite passion for the future of this is a dream place to start.