yáo

folk-song; forced labor

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • yáofolk-song; forced labor
  • yóucause; means
  • zhòuinterpretations of the trigrams

4Common Words with

张僧繇Zhāng Sēng yóu

Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties 六朝四大家

自繇自在zì yóu zì zai

free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely

钟繇Zhōng Yáo

Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cáo Wèi] and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷书[kǎi shū]

Other Characters Pronounced “yao” / “you” / “zhou”