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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
要 yào	要 \| 要* \| *要	to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是) / (bound form) important	HSK 1


藥 yào	藥 \| 藥* \| *藥	medicine / drug / substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting) / CL: 種｜种, 服, 味 / to poison	药 HSK 2


葯 yào	葯 \| 葯* \| *葯	leaf of the iris / variant of 藥｜药	药 HSK 2


搖 yáo	搖 \| 搖* \| *搖	to shake / to rock / to row / to crank	摇 HSK 4


腰 yāo	腰 \| 腰* \| *腰	waist / lower back / pocket / middle / loins	HSK 4


咬 yǎo	咬 \| 咬* \| *咬	to bite / to nip	HSK 5


齩 yǎo	齩 \| 齩* \| *齩	variant of 咬	咬 HSK 5


邀 yāo	邀 \| 邀* \| *邀	to invite / to request / to intercept / to solicit / to seek	HSK 7-9


窯 yáo	窯 \| 窯* \| *窯	kiln / oven / coal pit / cave dwelling / (coll.) brothel	窑 HSK 7-9


窰 yáo	窰 \| 窰* \| *窰	variant of 窯｜窑	窑 HSK 7-9


要 yāo	要 \| 要* \| *要	(bound form) to demand; to coerce


杳 yǎo	杳 \| 杳* \| *杳	dark and quiet / disappear


銚 Yáo	銚 \| 銚* \| *銚	surname Yao	铫


銚 yáo	銚 \| 銚* \| *銚	weeding tool	铫


燿 yào	燿 \| 燿* \| *燿	brilliant / glorious


姚安 Yáo'ān	姚安 \| 姚安* \| *姚安	Yao'an County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州｜楚雄彝族自治州, Yunnan


瑤族 Yáozú	瑤族 \| 瑤族* \| *瑤族	Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia	瑶族


遙 yáo	遙 \| 遙* \| *遙	(bound form) distant; remote; far away	遥


曜 yào	曜 \| 曜* \| *曜	bright / glorious / one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy


陳書 Chénshū	陳書 \| 陳書* \| *陳書	History of Chen of the Southern Dynasties, ninth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉 in 636 during Tang dynasty, 36 scrolls	陈书


靿 yào	靿 \| 靿* \| *靿	the leg of a boot or sock


徭 yáo	徭 \| 徭* \| *徭	compulsory service


堯 Yáo	堯 \| 堯* \| *堯	surname Yao / Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of the Five legendary Emperors 五帝, second son of Di Ku 帝嚳｜帝喾	尧


夌 líng	夌 \| 夌* \| *夌	to dawdle / the name of the father of the Emperor Yao


鷕 yǎo	鷕 \| 鷕* \| *鷕	cry of hen pheasant


搖 Yáo	搖 \| 搖* \| *搖	surname Yao	摇


鷂 yào	鷂 \| 鷂* \| *鷂	sparrow hawk / Accipiter nisus	鹞


姚 Yáo	姚 \| 姚* \| *姚	surname Yao


姚 yáo	姚 \| 姚* \| *姚	handsome / good-looking


么 Yāo	么 \| 么* \| *么	surname Yao	幺


猺 yáo	猺 \| 猺* \| *猺	Yao tribe


婹 yǎo	婹 \| 婹* \| *婹	svelte / sylphlike


鍾繇 Zhōng Yáo	鍾繇 \| 鍾繇* \| *鍾繇	Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏 and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書｜楷书	钟繇


謠 yáo	謠 \| 謠* \| *謠	popular ballad / rumor	谣


摿 yáo	摿 \| 摿* \| *摿	erroneous variant of 搖｜摇


嶢 yáo	嶢 \| 嶢* \| *嶢	high / steep / to tower	峣


五帝 wǔdì	五帝 \| 五帝* \| *五帝	the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝｜黄帝, Zhuanxu 顓頊｜颛顼, Di Ku 帝嚳｜帝喾, Tang Yao 唐堯｜唐尧 and Yu Shun 虞舜


僥 yáo	僥 \| 僥* \| *僥	used in 僬僥｜僬侥	侥


袎 yào	袎 \| 袎* \| *袎	variant of 靿


瓊瑤 Qióng Yáo	瓊瑤 \| 瓊瑤* \| *瓊瑤	Chiung Yao (1938-), Taiwanese writer	琼瑶


耀 yào	耀 \| 耀* \| *耀	brilliant / glorious


謡 yáo	謡 \| 謡* \| *謡	Japanese variant of 謠｜谣


乳源瑤族自治縣 Rǔyuán Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn	乳源…治縣 \| 乳源…治縣* \| *乳源…治縣	Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County in Shaoguan 韶關｜韶关, Guangdong	乳源瑶族自治县


祅 yāo	祅 \| 祅* \| *祅	evil spirit / goblin / witchcraft / variant of 妖 / common erroneous variant of 祆 Ormazda


夭 yāo	夭 \| 夭* \| *夭	(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3]) / (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant


舀 yǎo	舀 \| 舀* \| *舀	to ladle out; to scoop up


約 yāo	約 \| 約* \| *約	to weigh in a balance or on a scale	约


大化瑤族自治縣 Dàhuà Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn	大化…治縣 \| 大化…治縣* \| *大化…治縣	Dahua Yao Autonomous County in Hezhou 賀州｜贺州, Guangxi	大化瑶族自治县


四人幫 Sìrénbāng	四人幫 \| 四人幫* \| *四人幫	Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青, Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋｜张春桥, Yao Wenyuan 姚文元, Wang Hongwen 王洪文, who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution	四人帮


金秀瑤族自治縣 Jīnxiù Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn	金秀…治縣 \| 金秀…治縣* \| *金秀…治縣	Jinxiu Yao autonomous county in Laibin 來賓｜来宾, Guangxi	金秀瑶族自治县


富川瑤族自治縣 Fùchuān Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn	富川…治縣 \| 富川…治縣* \| *富川…治縣	Fuchuan Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州｜贺州, Guangxi	富川瑶族自治县


唐堯 Táng Yáo	唐堯 \| 唐堯* \| *唐堯	Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five Legendary Emperors 五帝, second son of Di Ku 帝嚳｜帝喾	唐尧


餚 yáo	餚 \| 餚* \| *餚	variant of 肴	肴


爻 yáo	爻 \| 爻* \| *爻	the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦, e.g. ☶


殽 yáo	殽 \| 殽* \| *殽	variant of 肴	肴


連山壯族瑤族自治縣 Liánshān Zhuàngzú Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn	連山…治縣 \| 連山…治縣* \| *連山…治縣	Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清遠｜清远, Guangdong	连山壮族瑶族自治县


梁書 Liángshū	梁書 \| 梁書* \| *梁書	History of Liang of the Southern Dynasties, eighth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉 in 636 during Tang dynasty, 56 scrolls	梁书


姚安縣 Yáo'ān Xiàn	姚安縣 \| 姚安縣* \| *姚安縣	Yao'an County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州｜楚雄彝族自治州, Yunnan	姚安县


恭城瑤族自治縣 Gōngchéng Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn	恭城…治縣 \| 恭城…治縣* \| *恭城…治縣	Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi	恭城瑶族自治县


連南瑤族自治縣 Liánnán Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn	連南…治縣 \| 連南…治縣* \| *連南…治縣	Liannan Yao Autonomous County in Qingyuan 清遠｜清远, Guangdong	连南瑶族自治县


軺 yáo	軺 \| 軺* \| *軺	light carriage	轺


騕 yǎo	騕 \| 騕* \| *騕	name of a fabulous horse


窔 yǎo	窔 \| 窔* \| *窔	dark / deep / southeast corner of room


颻 yáo	颻 \| 颻* \| *颻	floating in the air	飖


傜 yáo	傜 \| 傜* \| *傜	Yao tribe


都安瑤族自治縣 Dū'ān Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn	都安…治縣 \| 都安…治縣* \| *都安…治縣	Du'an Yao autonomous county in Hezhou 賀州｜贺州, Guangxi	都安瑶族自治县


么 yāo	么 \| 么* \| *么	youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆, to shout	幺


肴 yáo	肴 \| 肴* \| *肴	meat dishes / mixed viands


眑 yǎo	眑 \| 眑* \| *眑	sunken eyes / deep / abstruse


葽 yāo	葽 \| 葽* \| *葽	Polygala japonica / lush (grass)


吆 yāo	吆 \| 吆* \| *吆	to shout / to bawl / to yell (to urge on an animal) / to hawk (one's wares)


薬 yào	薬 \| 薬* \| *薬	Japanese variant of 藥｜药


瘧 yào	瘧 \| 瘧* \| *瘧	used in 瘧子｜疟子	疟


蓔 yǎo	蓔 \| 蓔* \| *蓔	a variety of grass


喓 yāo	喓 \| 喓* \| *喓	grasshopper chirp / mosquito buzz


連山縣 Liánshānxiàn	連山縣 \| 連山縣* \| *連山縣	Lianshan Zhuang and Yao autonomous county in Qingyuan 清遠｜清远, Guangdong	连山县


崾 yǎo	崾 \| 崾* \| *崾	(name of a mountain)


舜日堯年 Shùnrì Yáonián	舜日堯年 \| 舜日堯年* \| *舜日堯年	sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds	舜日尧年


珧 yáo	珧 \| 珧* \| *珧	mother-of-pearl


舜日堯天 Shùnrì Yáotiān	舜日堯天 \| 舜日堯天* \| *舜日堯天	sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds	舜日尧天


滧 yáo	滧 \| 滧* \| *滧	(dialect) natural branching stream / (used in place names) / also pr. [xiao4]


䍃 yáo	䍃 \| 䍃* \| *䍃	(archaic) vase; pitcher


金平苗族瑤族傣族自治縣 Jīnpíng Miáozú Yáozú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn	金平…治縣 \| 金平…治縣* \| *金平…治縣	Jinping Miao, Yao and Dai autonomous county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture 紅河哈尼族彞族自治州｜红河哈尼族彝族自治州, Yunnan	金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县


女書 nǚshū	女書 \| 女書* \| *女書	nüshu writing, a phonetic syllabary for Yao ethnic group 瑤族｜瑶族 dialect designed and used by women in Jiangyong county 江永縣｜江永县 in southern Hunan	女书


恭城 Gōngchéng	恭城 \| 恭城* \| *恭城	Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi


殀 yāo	殀 \| 殀* \| *殀	to die prematurely (variant of 夭)	夭


垚 yáo	垚 \| 垚* \| *垚	variant of 堯｜尧, legendary emperor Yao, c. 2200 BC / embankment


揺 yáo	揺 \| 揺* \| *揺	Japanese variant of 搖｜摇


窅 yǎo	窅 \| 窅* \| *窅	sunken eyes / deep and hollow / remote and obscure / variant of 杳


窈 yǎo	窈 \| 窈* \| *窈	(literary) deep; profound; dim (variant of 杳)


邎 yáo	邎 \| 邎* \| *邎	variant of 遙｜遥


姚明 Yáo Míng	姚明 \| 姚明* \| *姚明	Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011


尭 yáo	尭 \| 尭* \| *尭	Japanese variant of 堯｜尧


瑤 Yáo	瑤 \| 瑤* \| *瑤	Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia / surname Yao	瑶


瑤 yáo	瑤 \| 瑤* \| *瑤	jade / precious stone / mother-of-pearl / nacre / precious / used a complementary honorific	瑶


繇 yáo	繇 \| 繇* \| *繇	folk-song / forced labor


愮 yáo	愮 \| 愮* \| *愮	distressed, agitated


恭城縣 Gōngchéngxiàn	恭城縣 \| 恭城縣* \| *恭城縣	Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin 桂林, Guangxi	恭城县


一致字 yīzhìzì	一致字 \| 一致字* \| *一致字	(orthography) consistent words (e.g. "dean", "bean", and "lean", where "-ean" is pronounced the same in each case) / consistent characters (e.g. 搖｜摇, 遙｜遥 and 謠｜谣, which share a phonetic component that reliably indicates that the pronunciation of the character is yáo)


乳源縣 Rǔyuán Xiàn	乳源縣 \| 乳源縣* \| *乳源縣	Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County in Shaoguan 韶關｜韶关, Guangdong	乳源县

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