| 姚安 | yáo ān | Yao'an county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州 , Yunnan | |
| 姚安县 | yáo ān xiàn | Yao'an county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州 , Yunnan | |
| 姚文元 | yáo wén yuán | Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four | |
| 姚明 | yáo míng | Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011 | |
| 姚滨 | yáo bīn | Yao Bin (1957-), PRC champion ice skater during early 1980s and more recently national skating coach |
| 1 | Hey, Yao. Did you see any pictures in the internet about "Sleeping Chinese"? | |
| 2 | Prior to Yao, players over 7'4" were usually one-dimensional freaks. | |
| 3 | He will also remain directly involved with his charitable organization, the Yao Foundation. | |
| 4 | For many Americas, Yao was their initial exposure to the Chinese economic engine. | |
| 5 | "The renovation of Qianmen wasn' t about preserving history, but about creating a fake Hollywood version of it, " said Mr. Yao, the urban planning professor. |