03518 Chinese character of 夭 and pronounce jiu1

The Chinese character【夭】that I will teach you today is a word that describes life or age. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Short-lived or young. Explanation: (1) To die prematurely before reaching adulthood. Such as: “die young”, “die young”. (2) Yaoyao: the appearance of being luxuriant and flourishing. For example: “The peach tree is flourishing young.”

You can refer to this for the pronunciation of the mentioned Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【夭】:yāo

Cantonese Jyutping of 【夭】:jiu1

Here’s a brief introduction to the basic aspects of the character 【夭】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【夭】, for example:Describing life or age , It means mainly short-lived or young..Because of the extensive meanings of Chinese characters, some intricate details and specialized uses might not be fully presented here.

【夭】is a fundamental term that integrates with others to create meaningful expressions, such as【夭折、夭壽】(Mandarin Pinyin:yāo shé 、yāo shòu/ Cantonese Jyutping:jiu1 zit3 、jiu1 sau6)

The number of strokes required for this character is 4 ,It is a Chinese character that must be learned by those aiming to reach a near-native level of proficiency in Chinese,Here is a sentence demonstrating the use of this character.:


一朵花因突如其來的霜夭折了。

A flower died due to a sudden frost.


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