妖

yāo

Radical: 女 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

妖 decomposes into the following components:

女 夭

Semantic component: 女; phonetic component: 夭.

Words containing 妖

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 妖.

人妖
rén yāo
freak
妖人
yāo rén
magician
妖冶
yāo yě
pretty and flirtatious
妖女
yāo nǚ
beautiful woman
妖妇
yāo fù
witch (esp. European)
妖姬
yāo jī
妖娆
yāo ráo
enchanting
妖媚
yāo mèi
seductive
妖孽
yāo niè
evildoer
妖怪
yāo guài
monster
妖术
yāo shù
sorcery
妖气
yāo qì
sinister appearance

Related characters (radical 女)

Characters that share the radical 女.

女 奴 奶 奸 她 奼 好 妁 如 妃 妄 妆 妇 妈 妊 妍 妒 妓 妗 妙 妝 妞 妟 妣

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