尧 (yáo): A legendary ancient emperor-sage — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 尧

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尧=土earth+兀bald

A person (兀) standing tall on earth (土) — originally meaning high or lofty, like a towering figure.

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HSK Vocabulary: 尧

HSK words that contain this character.

táng yáo

唐尧

Emperor Yao of the Tang era (legendary)

yáo tiān shùn rì

尧天舜日

era of peace and prosperity (like under Yao and Shun)

yáo shùn

尧舜

Emperors Yao and Shun (legendary sage rulers)

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 尧 is used in context

rén人

men们

cháng常

yòng用

“

yáo尧

tiān天

shùn舜

rì日

”

lái来

xíng形

róng容

tài太

píng平

shèng盛

shì世

。

People often use 'the days of Yao and Shun' to describe a golden age of peace.

yáo尧

hé和

shùn舜

shì是

zhōng中

guó国

gǔ古

dài代

chuán

Information

Traditional堯

Radical儿

Strokes6

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Frequency#3264

Zhuyinㄧㄠˊ

UnicodeU+5C27

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Characters pronounced "yao"

yáo姚 yāo妖 yāo吆 yào要 yāo夭 yǎo舀 yáo窑 yáo瑶 yào钥 yǎo咬 yáo遥 yáo肴

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Characters with pronunciation "yao"

yáo姚 yāo妖 yāo吆 yào要 yāo夭 yǎo舀 yáo窑 yáo瑶 yào钥 yǎo咬 yáo遥 yáo肴

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Characters with radical "儿"

ér儿 dǎng党 xiōng兄 jīng兢 zhào兆 yǔn允 xiān先 wù兀 dōu兜 guāng光

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