How to write 姚
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Meaning of 姚
Pinyin
yáo
Radical
女
Strokes
9
Definition
Yao (a surname)
Usage
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姚 [yáo]
1. Beautiful appearance: 妖冶 (yāo yě) - brilliantly beautiful.
2. Surname: 姓 (xìng) - surname.
3. Ancient form of "遥" (yáo) meaning far; distant.
4. Definition: 名 (míng) - The character is a phonetic compound. It consists of 女 (nǚ) implying female, and 兆 (zhào) for sound. The original meaning is a surname. Traditionally believed to be a descendant of Emperor Shun.
5. Reference:
- Shuowen Jiezi: 姚, 虞舜居姚虚, hence used as a surname. Additionally, the mother’s name was 握登. In the Great Wilderness, the wife of Emperor Jun, 娥皇 (É Huáng), gave birth to the three sons of the nation, the 姚 surname.
6. Inferred meanings:
- Shuowen Jiezi: Sometimes represents "娆" (ráo) which is alluring.
- Fangyan Shisan: 表示的意思是好 (hǎo) - good; pleasing.
- Xunzi, chapter on 礼论: "窕冶," meaning "姚冶," indicates beauty; glamorous.
- Liu Xiang's Shuoyuan: "美哉德乎! 姚姚者乎!" - How beautiful is virtue! Is it so beautiful?
- 通“遥” (tōng "yáo"): Indicates length or distance (English: long).
7. Reference in Xunzi on 荣辱: "其功盛姚远矣!" - Their achievements are exceedingly distant.
8. Reference in Han Shu on 礼乐志: "雅声远姚." - Elegant sounds travel far.
Same Pronunciation Characters
Same Radical Characters
- 奶
- 好
- 如
- 妃
- 妄
- 妆
- 妇
- 妈
- 妒
- 妓
- 妖
- 妙
- 妥
- 妨
- 妮
- 妹
- 妻
- 姆
- 姊
- 始
- 姐
- 姑
- 姓
- 委
- 姚
- 姜
- 姥
- 姨
- 姻
- 姿
- 威
- 娃
- 娄
- 娇
- 娘
- 娜
- 娟
- 娥
- 娱
- 娶
- 婆
- 婉
- 婚
- 婪
- 婴
- 婶
- 婿
- 媒
- 媚
- 媳
- 嫁
- 嫂
- 嫉
- 嫌
- 嫩
- 妁
- 妊
- 妍
- 妗
- 妞
- 妣
- 妤
- 妩
- 妪
- 妫
- 妯
- 妲
- 妾
- 姒
- 姗
- 姘
- 姝
- 姣
- 姬
- 姮
- 姹
- 娅
- 娆
- 娈
- 娉
- 娌
- 娑
- 娓
- 娠
- 娣
- 娩
- 娲
- 娴
- 娼
- 婀
- 婊
- 婕
- 婢
- 婧
- 婵
- 婷
- 婺
- 媛
- 媪
- 媲
- 媵
- 媸
- 媾
- 嫒
- 嫔
- 嫘
- 嫚
- 嫠
- 嫡
- 嫣
- 嫦
- 嫫
- 嫱
- 嬉
- 嬖
- 嬗
- 嬴
- 嬷
- 孀
- 奼
- 妝
- 妟
- 妳
- 姪
- 姫
- 娛
- 娭
- 婁
- 婦
- 婭
- 媕
- 媠
- 媧
- 媷
- 媽
- 嫗
- 嫜
- 嫪
- 嫵
- 嫻
- 嬈
- 嬋
- 嬌
- 嬛
- 嬪
- 嬰
- 嬲
- 嬸
- 孃
- 孌
- 姦
- 嫖
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Input Method for 姚
Pinyin
yao2
Wubi
viqn|vqiy
Cangjie
vlmo
Zhengma
zmvr
Four Corner
42413
Unicode
U+59da
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category