夭折 yāozhé to die young Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents yāozhé to die young 夭 yāo to die young (bound form) to die prematurely; to die young, as seen in 夭折 yāozhé or 早夭 zǎoyāo折 zhé to die young to die young; to perish prematurelyyāozhé to fall through 夭 yāo to die young (bound form) to die prematurely; to die young, as seen in 夭折 yāozhé or 早夭 zǎoyāo折 zhé verbparticle to break to break; to snap; to bend; to fold; to twist