夭
Character
yāo
Character(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. (yǎo))
Meaning
yāo
yao1- (bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. (yǎo)) CC-CEDICT
- (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. (yǎo)) (variant of 夭 (yāo)) CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 4 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 夭
Draw “夭” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
他看到了警察，就逃之夭夭了。
tā kàn dào le jǐng chá jiù táo zhī yāo yāo le
As soon as he saw the policeman, he ran for it.
Tatoeba · sentence #2298317 by Gustav249; translation #2311502 by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR
他一嗅到风声不对，就逃之夭夭了。
tā yí xiù dào fēng shēng bú duì jiù táo zhī yāo yāo le
Sensing danger, he ran away.
Tatoeba · sentence #5090973 by mirrorvan; translation #20691 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
Words with 夭
夭亡yāo wángto die youngWord夭寿yāo shòuto die youngWord夭折yāo zhéto die young or prematurelyWord夭殇yāo shāngto die youngWord早夭zǎo yāoto die youngWord
靠夭kào yāo(lit.) to cry from hunger (from Taiwanese 哭枵, Tai-lo pr. [khàu-iau])Variant of 靠腰WordUnreviewed
逃之夭夭táo zhī yāo yāoto escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime)Word