妖 yāo
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- Made of
- 女 woman, girl 夭 young, energetic
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
妖怪
yāoguài
monster; demon; bogeyman
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 民间故事里的妖怪常常不是纯粹的恶，而是人类恐惧的投影。 Mínjiān gùshì li de yāoguài chángcháng bú shì chúncuì de è, ér shì rénlèi kǒngjù de tóuyǐng. The monsters in folk tales are often not pure evil, but projections of human fear.
- 爷爷说山里从前有妖怪，吓得我们不敢出门。 Yéye shuō shān lǐ cóngqián yǒu yāoguài, xià de wǒmen bù gǎn chūmén. Grandpa said there used to be monsters in the mountains, and we were too scared to go outside.
- 小孩看了妖怪电影，晚上不敢一个人睡觉。 Xiǎohái kàn le yāoguài diànyǐng, wǎnshang bù gǎn yīge rén shuìjiào. The child watched a monster movie and did not dare to sleep alone at night.
Related words
- 奇怪 qíguài strange
- 怪 guài strange
- 怪 guài to blame
- 大惊小怪 dàjīngxiǎoguài to make a fuss over nothing
- 古怪 gǔguài strange; odd
- 怪不得 guàibude no wonder; cannot blame
- 怪物 guàiwu monster; strange creature
- 怪异 guàiyì strange; bizarre; oddity
- 难怪 nánguài no wonder; not surprising; understandable
- 责怪 zéguài to blame; to reproach
- 宰 zǎi to slaughter; to swindle
- 诱饵 yòu'ěr bait; lure