Usage of the character 夭
yāo
夭
[夭]
- (bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. (yǎo))
- (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant
yāo
夭
[殀]
- to die prematurely (variant of 夭 (yāo))
yāozhé
夭折
[夭折]
- to die young or prematurely
- to come to a premature end
- to be aborted prematurely
kàoyāo
靠夭
[靠夭]
- variant of 靠腰 (kàoyāo)
yāoshòu
夭寿
[夭壽]
- to die young
- (Tw) (curse word) drop dead
- go to hell
- (literary) short life and long life
yāowáng
夭亡
[夭亡]
- to die young
yāoshāng
夭殇
[夭殤]
- to die young
zǎoyāo
早夭
[早夭]
- to die young
táozhīyāoyāo
逃之夭夭
[逃之夭夭]
- to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime)
- to show a clean pair of heels