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Information about character(s)

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

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yǎo, yào
Cantonese: jiu2 miu5
JapaneseKun: KURAI YOI ADEYAKA
JapaneseOn: YOU
Korean: YO
Vietnamese: yểu

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: obscure, secluded; refined

CE-Dict: deep/quiet and elegant/variant of 杳[yao3]

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.[Formal] possessing great depth
2.[Formal] graceful

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《穴部》窈 深遠也。从穴幼聲。

康熙字典文字版 【午集下】【穴字部】 窈
【唐韻】烏皎切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】伊鳥切,𠀤音杳。【說文】深遠也。【廣韻】深也,靜也。【莊子·在宥篇】至道之精,窈窈冥冥。 又窈窕,幽閒也。【詩·周南】窈窕淑女。【揚子·方言】美心爲窈。【註】幽靜也。 又【集韻】一叫切,音窔。義同。 又【集韻】於兆切。【詩·𨻰風】舒窈糾兮。【傳】窈糾,舒之姿也。 又讀如幽。【淮南子道應訓】可以明,可以窈。【註】窈,讀如幽。孔廟𥓓作①。 或作䆗。通作窅。①字原作穴下𢆲。

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