姚 (yáo): surname Yao, handsome, good-looking
姚 (yáo) is a Chinese character meaning “handsome.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 女 (semantic) and 兆 (phonetic). It ranks #4242 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 姚 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 她 (tā, she), 好 (hǎo, good).
Definitions
- surname Yao
- handsome
- good-looking
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 姚明 | yáo míng | Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Roc... |
| 姚文元 | yáo wén yuán | Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four |
| 余姚市 | yú yáo shì | Yuyao, a county-level city in Ningbo City 寧波市|宁波市, Zhejiang |
| 大姚县 | dà yáo xiàn | Dayao, a county in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州, Yunnan |
| 大姚 | dà yáo | see 大姚縣|大姚县 |
| 姚安县 | yáo ān xiàn | Yao'an, a county in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彝族自治州, Yunnan |
| 姚安 | yáo ān | see 姚安縣|姚安县 |
| 姚思廉 | yáo sī lián | Yao Silian (557-637), Tang writer and compiler of 梁書|梁书 and 陳書|陈书 |
| 余姚proper-noun | yú yáo | see 餘姚市|余姚市 |
| 姚雪垠 | yáo xuě yín | Yao Xueyin (1910-1999), PRC novelist, author of historical novel Li Zicheng 李自成 |
| 姚滨 | yáo bīn | Yao Bin (1957-), PRC champion ice skater during early 1980s and more recently national skating coach |
姚 appears in 11 compound words: 64 as the first character, 18 as the last, and 18 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 姚 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
第54分钟，中国队球员姚伟在对抗中不慎自摆乌龙，导致中国队以0:1落后。
dì 5 4 fēn zhōng , zhōng guó duì qiú yuán yáo wěi zài duì kàng zhōng bù shèn zì bǎi wū lóng , dǎo zhì zhōng guó duì yǐ 0 : 1 luò hòu .
In the 54th minute, Chinese player Yao Wei accidentally scored an own goal during a tackle, putting China behind 0–1.
本届亚运会女子10米气手枪团体决赛，她与沈奕瑶、姚千寻配合默契，帮助中国队成功卫冕。
běn jiè yà yùn huì nǚ zǐ 1 0 mǐ qì shǒu qiāng tuán tǐ jué sài , tā yǔ shěn yì yáo , yáo qiān xún pèi hé mò qì , bāng zhù zhōng guó duì chéng gōng wèi miǎn .
In the women’s 10-meter air pistol team final at this year’s Asian Games, she worked seamlessly with Shen Yiyao and Yao Qianxun to help the Chinese team successfully defend its title.
由姚千寻、姜冉馨、沈奕瑶组成的中国队夺得女子10米气手枪团体金牌，成功卫冕。
yóu yáo qiān xún , jiāng rǎn xīn , shěn yì yáo zǔ chéng de zhōng guó duì duó dé nǚ zǐ 1 0 mǐ qì shǒu qiāng tuán tǐ jīn pái , chéng gōng wèi miǎn .
The Chinese team, consisting of Yao Qianxun, Jiang Ranxin, and Shen Yiyao, won the gold medal in the women’s 10-meter air pistol team event, successfully defending their title.
广东本土组合杨子江/曾姚杰对阵中国选手郑宝罗、中国台北徐传恩。
guǎng dōng běn tǔ zǔ hé yáng zǐ jiāng céng yáo jié duì zhèn zhōng guó xuǎn shǒu zhèng bǎo luó , zhōng guó tái běi xú chuán ēn .
The Guangdong-based pair Yang Zijang and Zeng Yaojie will face Chinese player Zheng Baoluo and Chinese Taipei’s Xu Chuan’en.
Character Family
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