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surname Yao; Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of the Five legendary Emperors 五帝[Wu3 Di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]

6 strokes Dict coverage rank #3,431 U+5C27

components: 戈兀

Yao · Heisig RSH #376

戈 halberd + human legs — as a component also called: javelin thrower

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Characters built with 尧 as their sound component

These characters all use 尧 (yáo) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
尧 sound component	yáo	a legendary ancient emperor-sage
烧	shāo	to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast
绕	rào	to entwine, to wind around; to orbit, to revolve
饶	ráo	abundant, bountiful
翘	qiào	outstanding; to elevate, to lift, to raise
晓	xiǎo	dawn; clear, explicit, known
挠	náo	to yield; to scratch, to disturb
浇	jiāo	to spray, to sprinkle, to water
跷	qiāo	to stand on tiptoe; stilts
侥	jiǎo	to be lucky; by chance, by luck
桡	ráo	radius, forearm; a bent or twisted piece of wood
蛲	náo	parasitic worm; human pinworm
骁	xiāo	valiant, brave; skilled; a noble steed
娆	ráo	graceful, charming, fascinating
荛	ráo	fuel, firewood; grass, shrub; Wikstroemia japonica
哓	xiāo	garrulous; disturbed; restless
硗	qiāo	barren land; sandy soil
铙	náo	cymbals, hand-bell; to disturb

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
尧都区	Yáo dū Qū	Yaodu, a district of Linfen City 臨汾市\|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi
隆尧县	Lóng yáo Xiàn	Longyao, a county in Xingtai City 邢臺市\|邢台市[Xing2 tai2 Shi4], Hebei
舜日尧天	Shùn rì Yáo tiān	sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all pos…
舜日尧年	Shùn rì Yáo nián	sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all pos…
尧都	Yáo dū	see 堯都區\|尧都区[Yao2 du1 Qu1]
唐尧	Táng Yáo	Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di…
隆尧	Lóng yáo	see 隆堯縣\|隆尧县[Long2 yao2 Xian4]
赵忠尧	Zhào Zhōng yáo	Zhao Zhongyao (1902-1998), Chinese pioneer nuclear physicist