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	A person 人 with spread arms 一 appears big.
夭	early death	to die prematurely, Don't mistake with heaven/sky 天

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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