yáo = y + ao2
surname Yao
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yáo = y + ao2
handsome / good-looking
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How to pronounce 姚

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ao2 final

In the aorta’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

姚 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
female / woman / daughter
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= ru + Ø3
archaic variant of 汝[ru3]
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zhào = zh + ao4
(bound form) omen / to foretell / million; mega- / (Tw) trillion; tera- / (old) billion
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Characters with 姚 as component

姚 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 姚

Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011
Dayao County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Dayao County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan

Sentences with 姚

姚 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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yáo

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