Chinese Word: 瑶 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

瑶 (Trad.: 瑤)

Pinyin: yáo

English Definition: jade; precious stone; mother-of-pearl; nacre; precious; used a complementary honorific; Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia; surname Yao

Chinese Definition:
①美玉，喻美好，珍贵，光明洁白：琼瑶。瑶英。瑶宫。瑶琴。瑶浆。瑶觞。瑶台。瑶林琼树(喻人品格高洁)。瑶池。
②中国少数民族，主要分布于广西壮族自治区和湖南、云南、广东、贵州等省：瑶族。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 玉

Pictophonetic:䍃 indicates the sound; 王 (jade) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 王 [ wáng ] king, ruler; royal; surname
- 䍃 [ yóu ] vase, pitcher, earthenware

Similar Characters: 摇遥谣

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Example Words

瑶族	yáo zú	Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia
瑶池	yáo chí	the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母
乳源瑶族自治县	rǔ yuán yáo zú zì zhì xiàn	Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County in Shaoguan 韶关 , Guangdong
金秀瑶族自治县	jīn xiù yáo zú zì zhì xiàn	Jinxiu Yao autonomous county in Laibin 来宾 , Guangxi
琼瑶	qióng yáo	Chiung Yao (1938-), Taiwanese writer

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Example Sentences

1		nǐ 你 bù 不 rèn wéi 认为 yáo 瑶 shào nián 少年 fàn zuì 犯罪 zhèng zài 正在 shàng shēng 上升 ma 吗？ A:Don't you think that juvenile delinquency is on the increase?
2		jiē xià lái 接下来， yáo 瑶 mǐn 敏 qiāng 将 yíng dé 赢得 15 cì 次 NBA zǒng guàn jūn 总冠军。 Yao Ming will win the next 15 NBA titles.
3		zhǔ jī 主机 fān yì 翻译 chéng 成 miáo yǔ 苗语， yáo 瑶 hé 和 lǎo wō 老挝 de 的 quán qiú 全球 xīn wén 新闻。 The hosts translate global news into Hmong, Yao and Laotian.
4		wǒ 我 xiàn zài 现在 28 suì 岁 le 了， réng 仍 zài 在 fēi lǜ bīn 菲律宾 bì yáo 碧瑶 yǔ 与 fù mǔ 父母 zhù zài 住在 yì qǐ 一起。 I am now 28, and I still live with my parents in Baguio, Philippines.
5		cóng 从 huǒ jiàn duì 火箭队 qián 前 duì zhǎng 队长 hā jī mǔ 哈基姆 · ào lā zhū wàng 奥拉朱旺 jiē bàng 接棒 hòu 后， yáo 瑶 chéng 成 le 了 huǒ jiàn duì 火箭队 de 的 xīn 新 lǐng dǎo 领导。 There, Yao Ming became leader of the Rockets after receiving the Mandate of Heaven from previous team captain Hakeem Olajuwon.

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1		nǐ 你 bù 不 rèn wéi 认为 yáo 瑶 shào nián 少年 fàn zuì 犯罪 zhèng zài 正在 shàng shēng 上升 ma 吗？ A:Don't you think that juvenile delinquency is on the increase?
2		jiē xià lái 接下来， yáo 瑶 mǐn 敏 qiāng 将 yíng dé 赢得 15 cì 次 NBA zǒng guàn jūn 总冠军。 Yao Ming will win the next 15 NBA titles.
3		zhǔ jī 主机 fān yì 翻译 chéng 成 miáo yǔ 苗语， yáo 瑶 hé 和 lǎo wō 老挝 de 的 quán qiú 全球 xīn wén 新闻。 The hosts translate global news into Hmong, Yao and Laotian.
4		wǒ 我 xiàn zài 现在 28 suì 岁 le 了， réng 仍 zài 在 fēi lǜ bīn 菲律宾 bì yáo 碧瑶 yǔ 与 fù mǔ 父母 zhù zài 住在 yì qǐ 一起。 I am now 28, and I still live with my parents in Baguio, Philippines.
5		cóng 从 huǒ jiàn duì 火箭队 qián 前 duì zhǎng 队长 hā jī mǔ 哈基姆 · ào lā zhū wàng 奥拉朱旺 jiē bàng 接棒 hòu 后， yáo 瑶 chéng 成 le 了 huǒ jiàn duì 火箭队 de 的 xīn 新 lǐng dǎo 领导。 There, Yao Ming became leader of the Rockets after receiving the Mandate of Heaven from previous team captain Hakeem Olajuwon.

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