| roots | pinyin, English |
| 女夭 | nǚ woman, yǎo young |
| evil | JL, WC, C1, RH, RP, GR, DC |
| superstition | WO |
| unpropitious | PC |
| ill | AW |
| sinister | LY |
| ominous | W1 |
| monstrous | L1, PI |
| witchcraft | FE |
| uncanny | EC |
| gruesome | VM |
| calamity | AL |
| sorcery | DH |
| darkness | JS |
| dark and ominous | AH |
| perversion | CM |
| suspicious | WW |
'yäo' missing from MWD and FY.
Other translations of 'evil': JL: 'jìu 咎 [curse]' (9), 'fáng 妨 [hinder]' (12), 'xïong 凶 [disaster]' (16), 'bù xíang 不祥 [misfortune]' (31), 'xíang 祥 [fortune]' (55) as evil. WC: 'bù shàn 不善 [not good]' (2), 'è 惡 [ugly]' (20), 'bù xíang 不祥'. C1: 'bù shàn 不善', 'xíang 祥', 'gûi 鬼 [demon]' (60), 'bù xíang 不祥' (78). RP: 'zéi 賊 [curse]' (65). DC: 'bù shàn 不善', 'è 惡', 'xïong 凶'. GR: 'è 惡'.