Pictographic: A person with head tilted - leaning forward, running, energeticRadical:

meaning for yāo:

  • - tender
  • - gentle
  • - to die prematurelyto die young or prematurely
  • - to come to a premature end
  • - to be aborted prematurelyto die youngto escape without trace (idiom)
  • - to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime)
  • - to show a clean pair of heelsThe peach trees are in full blossom. (idiom)to die young
  • - Taiwan pr. [zao3 yao3]