杳(yǎo)

8 strokes

dark and quiet

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Character information

Pinyin
yǎo
Meaning
dark and quiet; disappear
Strokes
8
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 杳 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱木日

The sun 日 setting below the woods 木

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

木mù日rì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 杳 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 杳

Common words using 杳 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yǎo杳míng冥

dim and dusky; far and indistinct

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yǎo杳yǎo杳

deep and somber; see also 窈窈[yao3 yao3]

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yǎo杳miǎo渺

dimly discernible

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yǎo杳rú如huáng黄hè鹤

to be gone forever (idiom)

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yǎo杳wú无rén人yān烟

see 杳无人迹

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yǎo杳wú无rén人jì迹

(idiom) without trace of human presence; uninhabited; deserted

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yǎo杳wú无xiāo消xī息

see 杳无音信

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yǎo杳wú无yīn音xìn信

to have no news whatever

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Related characters

From 杳’s common words

冥渺如黄鹤无人烟

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