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secluded

HSK 10
Human →Actions →Change
yǎo
ヨウ
요
Components
穴 hole+ 幼 young =
窈 secluded
穴 Meaning component
xué hole
cave, den, hole
cave
幼 Phonetic component
yòu young
infant, young child
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Notes
Similar Characters
奂 numerous (simp)奐 be numerous (trad)突 abruptly (jp)罙 deep (iii)屄 the vagina帘 flag (simp)穵 deep hollow究 research穷 destitute (simp)穸 the gloom of穹 high and vast空 empty穿 pass through窀 to bury窃 pilfer (jp)窄 strait窅 far窆 to put a窍 opening (simp)窑 coal (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
窈
Regular
Modern
Chinese
窈 [yǎo]
deep; quiet and elegant; variant of 杳[yǎo]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
窈 ふかし
Fukashi given name
窈 ふかみ
Fukami female given name
窈 よう
Yō female given name
CHINESE WORDS (5)
窈窕 [yǎo​tiǎo] #20,069
sweet, fair, and graceful (of a woman)
窈冥 [yǎo​míng]
variant of 杳冥[yǎo​míng]
窈窈 [yǎo​yǎo]
obscure
窈霭 [yǎo​'ǎi]
variant of 杳靄|杳霭[yǎo​'ǎi]
窈霭 [yǎo​'ǎi]
variant of 杳靄|杳霭[yǎo​'ǎi]
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
窈窕 [ようちょう] #135,894
graceful