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Etymology
Depicts a person walking quickly. Original form of 走. Relation to current meaning unclear.
About
夭 originated as a pictograph depicting a human figure with a tilted head or bending posture, conveying motion or youthful suppleness. This visual association with young, flexible forms led to its primary meaning: the quality of being young or tender. It also developed a more specific sense, dying prematurely, before reaching maturity. In modern usage, 夭 appears mainly in literary or formal contexts, referring either to untimely death or the lithe appearance of young plants.
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那棵小树夭折了。
他的梦想不幸夭折。
这场疾病使许多孩子夭亡。
她的才华还没有展现就夭折了。
那个计划因为资金问题夭折了。
这株植物在幼苗阶段就夭折了。
他们的爱情在萌芽时期就夭折了。
这个创新项目由于缺乏支持而夭折。