Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
姚 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 女中一人 (VLMO), four-corner 42413, composition ⿰女兆)
Derived characters[edit]
References[edit]
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 259, character 18
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6202
- Dae Jaweon: page 525, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1046, character 3
- Unihan data for U+59DA
Chinese[edit]
Glyph origin[edit]
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Old Chinese
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挑
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*l̥ʰaːw, *l̥ʰeːw, *l'eːwʔ
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洮
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*l̥ʰaːw, *l'aːw, *lew
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桃
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*l'aːw
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逃
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*l'aːw
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咷
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*l'aːw, *l̥ʰeːws
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鼗
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*l'aːw
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鞉
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*l'aːw
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駣
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*l'aːw, *l'aːwʔ, *l'aːws, *l'ewʔ
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𣂁
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*sl̥ʰew
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脁
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*l̥ʰews
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晁
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*l'ew
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兆
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*l'ewʔ
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旐
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*l'ewʔ
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狣
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*l'ewʔ
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鮡
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*l'ewʔ, *l'eːw
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垗
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*l'ewʔ
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姚
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*lew
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珧
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*lew
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銚
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*lew, *l̥ʰeːw, *l'eːws
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恌
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*lew, *l̥ʰeːw
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烑
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*lew
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餆
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*lew
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筄
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*lews
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艞
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*lews
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佻
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*l̥ʰeːw, *l'eːw
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祧
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*l̥ʰeːw
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朓
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*l̥ʰeːw, *l̥ʰeːwʔ
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庣
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*l̥ʰeːw
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趒
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*l̥ʰeːw, *l̥ʰeːws, *l'eːw
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聎
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*l̥ʰeːw
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眺
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*l̥ʰeːws
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覜
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*l̥ʰeːws
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頫
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*l̥ʰeːws, *poʔ
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絩
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*l̥ʰeːws
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跳
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*l̥ʰeːws, *l'eːw
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窕
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*l'eːwʔ
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誂
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*l'eːwʔ
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Pronunciation[edit]
Note:
- io5 - Shantou;
- iê5 - Chaozhou.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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姚
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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16862
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Phonetic component
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兆
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Rime group
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宵
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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遙
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Old Chinese
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/*lew/
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Definitions[edit]
姚
- handsome; elegant
- Alternative form of 遙/遥 (yáo, “far; distant”)
- a surname
- 姚明 ― Yáo Míng ― Yao Ming (Chinese basketball player)
Compounds[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: Yao, Yiu
- → Tagalog: Yao (via Hokkien)
References[edit]
Japanese[edit]
姚
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings[edit]
姚 (eumhun 예쁜 요 (yeppeun yo))
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Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
姚: Hán Nôm readings: diêu
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