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姚姓 (yáo xìng): The Yao surname (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

姚 • yáo • handsome, elegant; surname
yáo姚

handsome, elegant; surname

姓 • xìng • surname • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
xìng姓

surname

Word Info

Pinyinyáo xìng
Meaningthe Yao surname
Characters2
HSK—
Syntaxnoun
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 姚姓.

Words with 姚
  • 姓姚xìng yáohave the surname Yao
  • 姚明yáo míngYao Ming (famous basketball player)
  • 姚黄魏紫yáo huáng wèi zǐrare and beautiful peonies (idiom)
Words with 姓
  • 姓名xìng míngsurname and given name
  • 贵姓guì xìngyour surname (polite form); may I ask your name
  • 老百姓lǎo bǎi xìngcommon people; civilians
  • 姓氏xìng shìSurname / family name
  • 冯姓féng xìngthe surname Feng
  • 姓儋xìng Dānsurname Dan
  • 姓姚xìng yáohave the surname Yao
  • 姓娄xìng lóusurname Lou
4.

Example Sentences with 姚姓

tā他
xìng姓
yáo姚
xìng姓
。
His surname is the Yao surname.
yáo姚
xìng姓
zài在
zhōng中
guó国
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
yǒu有
hěn
The Yao surname has many famous people in Chinese history.
zhè这
wèi位
zuò作
jiā家
xìng姓
yáo姚
xìng姓
，
tā他
很
duō多
míng名
rén人
。
de
的
zuò作
pǐn品
hěn很
shòu受
huān欢
yíng迎
。
This writer has the Yao surname, and his works are very popular.