Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 夭 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
妖
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
妖
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
妖
Regular
Modern
Chinese
妖 [yāo]
goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom; demon
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
妖 あや
Aya female given name
妖 やお
Yao female given name
妖 よう
Yō female given name
CHINESE WORDS (44)
妖精 [yāojing] #8,241
evil spirit
妖怪 [yāoguài] #8,856
monster
妖孽 [yāoniè] #40,597
evildoer
妖魔 [yāomó] #25,609
demon
妖娆 [yāoráo] #49,408
enchanting
妖娆 [yāoráo] #49,408
enchanting
妖艳 [yāoyàn] #40,862
pretty and flirtatious
妖艳 [yāoyàn] #40,862
pretty and flirtatious
妖术 [yāoshù] #25,581
sorcery
妖术 [yāoshù] #25,581
sorcery
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JAPANESE WORDS (38)
⭐ 妖精 [ようせい] #8,167
fairy
⭐ 妖怪 [ようかい] #8,531
ghost
妖しい [あやしい] #11,121
mysterious
妖艶 [ようえん] #11,575
fascinating
妖気 [ようき] #25,258
ominous atmosphere
妖精さん [ようせいさん] #26,140
older employee who does not have much actual work
妖魔 [ようま] #28,677
ghost
妖術 [ようじゅつ] #32,537
(black) magic
面妖 [めんよう] #38,169
weird
妖刀 [ようとう] #38,239
bewitched sword
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