Meaning
Yao (a surname)
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yao” becomes a different word in each tone. 姚 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 大姚dà yáosee 大姚县
- 姚明yáo míngYao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011
- 姚安yáo ānsee 姚安县
- 余姚yú yáosee 余姚市
- 姚文元yáo wén yuánYao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four
Example Sentence
姚明是一位著名的篮球运动员。Yáo Míng shì yí wèi zhù míng de lán qiú yùn dòng yuán.Yao Ming is a famous basketball player.
姚Yáohandsome明Míngbright是shìis一yíone位wèiposition著名zhù míngfamous的deof篮球lán qiúbasketball运动员yùn dòng yuánathlete。