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Information about character(s)

Radical: 穴
Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 10

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yǎo
Cantonese: jiu2
JapaneseOn: YOU OU BEN MEN
Korean: YO

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: far, deep; sunken eyes; sad

CE-Dict: sunken eyes/deep and hollow/remote and obscure/variant of 杳[yao3]

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《目部》窅深目也。从穴中目。

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【唐韻】烏皎切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】伊鳥切，𠀤音杳。【說文】深目也。　又深遠貌。窵窅，深也。　又【集韻】於絞切，音拗。又一叫切，音窔。義𠀤同。　又【廣韻】【集韻】於交切【韻會】幺交切，𠀤咬平聲。義同。又窅窊，曲貌。【前漢·禮樂志】窅窊桂華。【註】桂華之形，窅窊然也。　又【字彙補】莫賢切，音緜。【莊子·逍遙遊】窅然喪其天下焉。【註】窅然，猶悵然。李頤說。　【集韻】或作𥄀𥃧䁱眑。