1. 窈
  2. 窕

窈

Previous (菠)Next (罄)
  • 4523rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
窈→
穴幼
2Radical
窈→
穴cave幺short/tiny力power/force
3Graphical
窈→
冖丶八㇛丶㇆丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǎo (yao3)deep • quiet and elegant • variant of 杳[yao3]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 窈 yǎo (yao3)The component 幼 is pronounced as 'yòu' (you4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 窈 yǎo (yao3)The component 幺 is pronounced as 'yāo' (yao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Uncommon

窈窕 

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窕

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Previous (铩)Next (仨)
  • 4662nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
窕→
穴兆
2Radical
窕→
穴cave儿legs冫iceNo glyph available
3Graphical
窕→
冖丶八丿乚丶㇀冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tiǎo (tiao3)quiet and secluded • gentle, graceful, and elegant

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Uncommon

窈窕 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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