夭 (jiu2 jiu1 | yao1) : die young; luxuriant

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夭

jiu2 jiu1

yao1

[jiu2] die young
[jiu1] luxuriant; profuse; exuberant

Stroke count: 4

Level: 3

Radical: 大 (#37)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

夭

Don't confuse with:
天夫

This word has been viewed 6719 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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逃之夭夭 tou4 zi1 jiu1 jiu1 tao2 zhi1 yao1 yao1 = to escape without trace (idiom)

夭折 jiu2 zit3 yao1 zhe2 = die young

夭心夭肺 jiu1 sam1 jiu1 fai3 = contradict 粵

夭桃穠李 jiu1 tou4 nung4 lei5 yao1 tao2 nong2 li3 = (of a woman) as beautiful as the bloom of a peach and plum tree

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 夭
Unicode code for this character: U+592d (off-site link)

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