Meaning
goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster
Chinese: 妖怪，也形容异常艳丽或邪异。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yao” becomes a different word in each tone. 妖 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 妖怪yāo guàimonster; devil
- 人妖rén yāotransvestite; transsexual; ladyboy
- 妖人yāo rénmagician; sorcerer
- 作妖zuò yāo(dialect) to cause trouble; to act up
- 小妖xiǎo yāosmall demon
Example Sentence
故事里的妖怪最后被打败了。Gù shi lǐ de yāo guài zuì hòu bèi dǎ bài le.The monster in the story was finally defeated.
故事Gù shiold practice里lǐinside的deof妖怪yāo guàimonster最后zuì hòufinal被bèi(passive: by)打败dǎ bàito defeat了le(completed action)。