The Chinese Radical: 夭


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Meaning
early death    夭

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

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

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

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