The Chinese Radical: 夭


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early death    夭

Explanation to die prematurely, Don't mistake with heaven/sky

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 2
laugh, smile
xiào
Top: bamboo , below: early death (here seen as heaven )
Bamboo that grows up to heaven? This is to laugh!
JLPT HSK 5
to jump, to leap
yuè
Left: foot (knee cap and footprint ), right: early death (here: sky )
With your feet you get skywards when: jumping.
JLPT HSK 6
fertile, to irrigate, rich

Left: water , right: early death (here: sky/heaven )
Water from heaven brings fertility.
JLPT no HSK
witch, devil, demon, goblin, enchanting
yāo
Left: woman , right: early death (don't mistake with sky )
The woman, who brings the early death is a witch.
JLPT no HSK
to die prematurely, tender, gentle
yāo
Top: (here: a heavy plank), rest: big
If a heavy plank (falls) down on a big person, he will die young.
JLPT no HSK
coat, jacket, lined winter coat
ǎo
Left: cloth 衤/, right: early death (here: heaven/sky )
The cloth that is heavenly, is used for the lined coat.

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