肴 (yáo): cooked dishes, delicacies, variant of 肴
肴 (yáo) is a Chinese character meaning “cooked dishes.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 乂 (phonetic) and 有 (structural). It ranks #3099 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 肴 meat. Its radical form ⺼ (⺼) appears in many related characters such as 腆 (tiǎn, make strong (as liquors)), 腼 (miǎn, used in 靦腆|腼腆), 臀 (tún, buttocks).
Definitions
- cooked dishes
- delicacies
- variant of 肴
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 佳肴noun | jiā yáo | fine food |
| 菜肴noun | cài yáo | vegetable and meat dishes |
| 酒肴noun | jiǔ yáo | wine and meat |
肴 appears in 3 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 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 肴 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
肴字由8笔画组成，结构很巧妙。
yáo zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character "肴" consists of eight strokes and has a very ingenious structure.
这道曾为宫廷佳肴的美食，如今已是寻常百姓的白露时令味。
zhè dào céng wéi gōng tíng jiā yáo de měi shí , rú jīn yǐ shì xún cháng bǎi xìng de bái lù shí lìng wèi .
Once a delicacy served at the imperial court, this dish is now a seasonal favorite enjoyed by ordinary people during the White Dew solar term.
如果需要炒多道菜肴，一定要在每道菜做好之后及时刷锅再去做第二道。
rú guǒ xū yāo chǎo duō dào cài yáo , yī dìng yāo zài měi dào cài zuò hǎo zhī hòu jí shí shuā guō zài qù zuò dì èr dào .
If you need to cook multiple dishes, be sure to wash the pan immediately after finishing each one before moving on to the next.
有些时候，哪怕做了让自己平时食指大动的菜肴，做完一身汗淋淋也没了享用的胃口。
yǒu xiē shí hòu , nǎ pà zuò le ràng zì jǐ píng shí shí zhǐ dà dòng de cài yáo , zuò wán yī shēn hàn lín lín yě méi le xiǎng yòng de wèi kǒu .
Sometimes, even when I cook a dish that usually makes my mouth water, by the time I’m done and drenched in sweat, I’ve lost my appetite for it.
非遗紫陶+特色佳肴 新“夜”态点燃城市消费热潮
fēi yí zǐ táo tè sè jiā yáo xīn yè tài diǎn rán chéng shì xiāo fèi rè cháo
Intangible Cultural Heritage Zitao Pottery + Local Delicacies: New “Nighttime” Trends Ignite a Citywide Consumption Boom
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺼ (meat) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced yáo
Frequently Asked Questions
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