yāo

Source form: 夭
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yǎo]) / (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

夭 夭 [yao1] /(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3])/(literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant/

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Source form: 殀 / 夭
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yǎo]) (variant of 夭[yāo])
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-088d75bac959bb35. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

殀 夭 [yao1] /(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3]) (variant of 夭[yao1])/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

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Character information

Other forms in these source records: 殀

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.