瑤 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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yáo

precious jade

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 䍃 represents the sound.

Components

王 Meaning component

wáng, wàng

king

䍃 Sound component

yóu, yáo

vase, pitcher

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yáo

precious jade; jade; precious stone; mother-of-pearl; nacre; precious; used a complementary honorific

Yáo

Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia; surname Yao

Most common words with 瑤

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	瑶	jade
	琼瑶	Chiung Yao (1938-), Taiwanese writer
	瑶族	Yao ethnic group of southwest China and southeast Asia
	瑶池	the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母
	瑶海区	Yaohai district of Hefei city 合肥市[Héféishì], Anhui