The story of 窈

deep, elegant

窈 is composed of 穴 (cave) and 幼 (young, small). 幼 depicts a hand drawing the thread (silk) from the coil, a thread is thin and small. The deeper the cave, the smaller the space.

Vocabulary of 窈

  • 窈窕 (sweet and graceful)
  • 窈冥 (deep and dark)

Classification

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