yǎo

obscure

Components
穴 meaning component

  Meaning component

xué

  

cave

cave

幼 sound component

  Sound component

yòu

  

young, infant

Evolution

窈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
窈 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
窈 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

yǎo

obscure, secluded; refined; deep; quiet and elegant; variant of [yǎo]

Most common words with 窈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

窈窕

a seductive woman

deep