姚 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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yáo

handsome

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 兆 represents the sound.

Components

女 Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

woman

兆 Sound component

zhào

omen

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yáo

handsome, elegant; surname; handsome; good-looking

Yáo

surname Yao

Most common words with 姚

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	姚	handsome
	姚明	Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011
	余姚	Yuyao county level city in Ningbo 寧波\|宁波[Níngbō], Zhejiang
	姚文元	Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four
	大姚	Dayao county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州\|楚雄彝族自治州[ChǔxióngYízúzìzhìzhōu], Yunnan