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妖 - yāo

strange, weird, supernatural

strange, weird, supernatural

How to read 妖

Click 妖 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinyāo
Englishstrange, weird, supernatural
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

妖人 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 妖冶. Please read 妖女 one more time.

Common words with this character

magician; sorcerer
pretty and flirtatious
beautiful woman
beauty

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 妖 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 妖人 and 妖冶 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 妖.