妖 (jiu2 jiu1 | yao1) : demon; weird; bewitching

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妖

jiu2 jiu1

yao1

[1] [n] demon; goblin; evil spirit
[2] [adj] weird; evil; demonic
[3] [adj] bewitching; coquettish; seductive

jiu2 is standard reading; jiu1 is variant. See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 1

Radical: 女 (#38)

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

妖

This word has been viewed 9956 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Aug 2015 04:14

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妖精 jiu2 zing1 yao1 jing5 = demon, evil spirit; alluring woman

妖怪 jiu2 gwaai3 yao1 guai4 = monster; devil

妖魔 jiu2 mo1 yao1 mo2 = demon; evil spirit

妖言 jiu2 jin4 yao1 yan2 = heresy

妖物 jiu2 mat6 yao1 wu4 = monster

妖術 jiu2 seot6 yao1 shu4 = sorcery

妖女 jiu2 neoi2 yao1 nv3 = seductive girl; siren

妖孽 jiu2 jip6 yao1 nie4 = evildoer; evil omens

人妖 jan4 jiu2 ren2 yao1 = shemale; ladyboy (transsexual, transvestite)

小妖精 siu2 jiu2 zing1 xiao3 yao1 jing1 = goblin
See all 22 compounds (CantoDict reports 21 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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Decimal representation of this word: 妖
Unicode code for this character: U+5996 (off-site link)

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