妖
yāo
#1,866 most
frequent character
goblin, witch, devil, bewitching
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
妖 joins 女, woman or female, with 夭 yāo as its sound part. It first meant gorgeous or lovely. The meaning then grew through seductive and witch to devil, demon, and weird or strange.
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