窈

yǎo

Meanings

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yǎo

1.(literary) deep; profound; dim (variant of 杳[yǎo])

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Wiktionary

1.profound; far-reaching
2.dim; gloomy

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qiːwʔ): semantic 穴 (“cave”) + phonetic 幼 (OC *qrɯws).

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Stroke order

Components

窈穴幼

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Derived terms

窈冥窈娜窈窈窈窈冥冥窈窕窈窕淑女

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Related words

窈霭 variant of 杳霭[yǎo ǎi]窈窈 obscure 窈冥 variant of 杳冥[yǎo míng]窈窕 (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined; comely; (esp.) slender; slim