夭殇 yāoshāng to die young Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 夭 yāo to die young (bound form) to die prematurely; to die young, as seen in 夭折 yāozhé or 早夭 zǎoyāo殇 殤 shāng to die young (bound form) to die before reaching adulthood; to die prematurely