Spot 夭
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
夭 component
yāo · young, energetic; to die young
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 夭
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue夭Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 夭 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
笑=
⺮
乔=
岙=
+山
呑=
+口
沃=
氵
妖=
女
饫=
饣
袄=
衤
跃=
足
喬=
+高
飫=
飠
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 夭 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
笑xiào
old variant of 笑[xiao4]
HSK 3.0 · L2好笑hǎoxiàolaughable
HSK 3.0 · L4开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto play a joke
HSK 3.0 · L4笑话xiàohuajoke
HSK 3.0 · L4微笑wēixiàosmile
HSK 3.0 · L5嘲笑cháoxiàoto jeer at
HSK 3.0 · L6肥沃féiwòfertile
HSK 3.0 · L6活跃huóyuèactive
HSK 3.0 · L6笑容xiàoróngsmile
HSK 3.0 · L6耻笑chǐxiàoto sneer at sb
HSK 3.0 · L7-9飞跃fēiyuèto leap
HSK 3.0 · L7-9搞笑gǎoxiàoto get people to laugh
HSK 3.0 · L7-9