(Yáo): Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia, surname Yao

(Yáo) is a Chinese character meaning “yao ethnic group of southwest china and southeast asia.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical (jade). It ranks #4617 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: jade14 strokesFrequency #4617

Definitions

  1. Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia
  2. surname Yao

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
yáo chíthe Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母
yáo hǎi qūYaohai, a district of Hefei City 合肥市[He2 fei2 Shi4], Anhui
dū ān yáo zú zì zhì xiànDu'an Yao Autonomous County, in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi
dà huà yáo zú zì zhì xiànDahua Yao Autonomous County, in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi
yáo hǎisee 瑤海區|瑶海区[Yao2 hai3 Qu1]
bā mǎ yáo zú zì zhì xiànBama Yao Autonomous County, in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi
lián nán yáo zú zì zhì xiànLiannan Yao Autonomous County, in Qingyuan City 清遠市|清远市[Qing1 yuan3 Shi4], Guangdong
hé kǒu yáo zú zì zhì xiànHekou Yaozu Autonomous County in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[Hong2 he2 Ha1 ni2 zu2...
jīn xiù yáo zú zì zhì xiànJinxiu Yao Autonomous County, in Laibin City 來賓市|来宾市[Lai2 bin1 Shi4], Guangxi
lián shān zhuàng zú yáo zú zì zhì xiànLianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County, in Qingyuan City 清遠市|清远市[Qing1 yuan3 Shi4], Guangdong
jiāng huá yáo zú zì zhì xiànJianghua Yao Autonomous County, in Yongzhou City 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
gōng chéng yáo zú zì zhì xiànGongcheng Yao Autonomous County, in Guilin City 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi
yáo zúYao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia
fù chuān yáo zú zì zhì xiànFuchuan Yao Autonomous County, in Hezhou City 賀州市|贺州市[He4 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi
rǔ yuán yáo zú zì zhì xiànRuyuan Yao Autonomous County, in Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市[Shao2 guan1 Shi4], Guangdong
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Total compounds
30
As first character
5
As last character
65
As middle character

appears in 20 compound words: 30 as the first character, 5 as the last, and 65 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

了解字的来源,有助于理解中国文化。

le jiě Yáo zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ jiě zhōng guó wén huà .

Understanding the origin of the character "Yao" helps in understanding Chinese culture.

EttodayMar 2026

韩国瑜要求“服装仪容” 吴思:台湾是什么,就勇敢穿出来

hán guó 瑜 yāo qiú fú zhuāng yí róng wú sī Yáo : tái wān shì shén má , jiù yǒng gǎn chuān chū lái

光明网_新闻视野、文化视角、思想深度、理论高度Mar 2026

山隧道里的“美容大戏”

dà Yáo shān suì dào lǐ de měi róng dà xì

風傳媒Mar 2026

林庭专栏:川普护航召集令,赖总统登舰亲征?

lín tíng Yáo zhuān lán : chuān pǔ hù háng zhào jí lìng , lài zǒng tǒng dēng jiàn qīn zhēng ?

LtnMar 2026

郭书飘婶味?网崩溃“我的女神怎么了” 本人亲...

guō shū Yáo piāo 婶 wèi ? wǎng bēng kuì wǒ de nǚ shén zěn má le běn rén qīn . . .

三立新聞網Feb 2026

李栋旭见面会甜互动 郭书笑嗨嗨全网炸

lǐ dòng xù jiàn miàn huì tián hù dòng guō shū Yáo xiào 嗨 嗨 quán wǎng zhà

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 瑶 (Yáo) mean in Chinese?
瑶 (Yáo) primarily means "yao ethnic group of southwest china and southeast asia." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #4617 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 瑶 have?
瑶 is written with 14 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 瑶?
The radical associated with 瑶 is 王 (jade). This radical appears in many characters related to jade.
What are common words containing 瑶?
Common words with 瑶 include: 瑶池 (yáo chí, "the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母"); 瑶海区 (yáo hǎi qū, "Yaohai, a district of Hefei City 合肥市[He2 fei2 Shi4], Anhui"); 都安瑶族自治县 (dū ān yáo zú zì zhì xiàn, "Du'an Yao Autonomous County, in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi"); 大化瑶族自治县 (dà huà yáo zú zì zhì xiàn, "Dahua Yao Autonomous County, in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi"); 瑶海 (yáo hǎi, "see 瑤海區|瑶海区[Yao2 hai3 Qu1]"). There are over 20 compound words containing this character.
Is 瑶 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 瑶 and the traditional form is 瑤.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.