妖 yāo strange
strange; weird; supernatural; bewitching; seductive
怎么记住“妖”: 女 woman + 夭 young = strange. On Halloween a woman with a young face and grey hair knocks at the door, and the kids find her strange.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
妖 = 女 woman + 夭 young
- 女 woman meaning
- 夭 young sound
On Halloween a woman with a young face and grey hair knocks at the door, and the kids find her strange.
How it came to be
The woman gives the meaning and the sign for young the sound.
用法
- A demon/goblin, and by extension bewitching/seductive: 妖怪 (yāoguài) monster, 妖精 (yāojing) a demon or a vixen, 妖艳 (yāoyàn) gaudily alluring.
- 妖 often flags something unnaturally, dangerously charming, not wholesome beauty.
- 装神弄鬼、妖言惑众 (yāoyán-huòzhòng) = to mislead people with wild rumors.
含“妖”的词语
例句
- 她打扮得很妖艳。 Tā dǎban de hěn yāoyàn.She's dolled up gorgeously but coquettishly.