Kangxi Radical 52: 幺 yāo Short Thread / Tiny

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Kangxi Radical No.52  (Three Strokes)

幺 / yāo / “short thread” radical (52)
aka: Kangxi Radical Short Thread
幺 / yāo / youngest, tiny, one (spoken language)
幺 / Yāo / surname Yao

• Compare: 玄 “profound” (95)
• Compare: 糸 “silk” (120)
• Compare: 丝 silk

吆 (幺) / yāo / to shout, to bawl
• Radical: 口 (mouth)

老幺 / lǎo yāo / youngest
对幺 [對幺] / duì yāo / pair of aces (in dominoes), double one
幺点 [幺點] / yāo diǎn / ace

幻 / huàn / fantasy
幼 / yòu / young