yāo

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See also yáo, yǎo, and yào

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yāo (form of yao1 with diacritic)

  1. one (alternative to , used for clarity when giving a sequence of digits)
  2. : interrogative particle; repetition of a tune small; tender
  3. : bawl, yell, shout, cry out
  4. : chirping, buzzing
  5. : parted; fork; certain
  6. : strange, weird, supernatural
  7. : peaceful, tranquil, quiet
  8. : one; tiny, small
  9. :
  10. :
  11. :
  12. 歿: die; death; dead
  13. : field, arable land, cultivated
  14. : [deity] He; He (deity)
  15. :
  16. : reason, cause
  17. : waist; kidney
  18. : type of grain, Polygala japonica
  19. 西: west, western; westward, occident
  20. :
  21. : invite, welcome; meet, intercept
  22. : bite, gnaw; wear down, erode
  23. :
  24. : die young, die prematurely