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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 夭

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
夭 yāo - (bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3])
- (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant
夭 yāo - to die prematurely (variant of 夭[yao1])

List Ranking for: 夭

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 32,800 14,257 20,752

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 丿 大

Radical:

大

Type:

Pictographic

Hint:

A person with head tilted - leaning forward, running, energetic

Other Words Containing 夭

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
逃之夭夭 - - 16,574 34,800 47,122
夭折 - - 25,732 23,289 21,451
夭 - - 32,800 14,257 20,752