Memory phrase for the character: 夭

夭

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Meaning

to die prematurely, tender, gentle

Pronunciation

 yāo

Explanation

 Top: ノ (here: a heavy plank), rest: big 大

Mnemonic
 
If a heavy plank (falls) down on a big person, he will die young.

Radicals

大 big, huge
夭 early death to die prematurely, Don't mistake with heaven/sky 天
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 Vocabulary

夭折 yāo zhé  to die young or prematurely; to come to a premature end; to be aborted prematurely
逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo  to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime); to show a clean pair of heels
逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo  to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime); to show a clean pair of heels
逃之夭夭 táo zhī yāo yāo  

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