早夭 zǎoyāo to die young Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 早 zǎo adjectivenoun prematurely before the proper or expected time夭 yāo to die young (bound form) to die prematurely; to die young, as seen in 夭折 yāozhé or 早夭 zǎoyāo