Chinese name character
Chinese name character 尧
yáo
Traditional: 堯
The character 尧 (Mandarin yáo) appears in 2 names and 2 syllables in this reference and is spelled Giaw and Yao in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “lofty, high; Yao, legendary ruler of ancient China”, “Yao, legendary ruler of China” and “Yao, one of the legendary Five Emperors”.
- Names and syllables
- 4
- Malaysian spellings
- 2
- Strokes
- 6
- Attested in records
- 2
4 names and syllables in this reference have 尧 as one of their character options. For 2 of them, 尧 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.
Meanings of 尧: the recorded options
lofty, high; Yao, legendary ruler of ancient China
in 1 character options · attested
Yao, legendary ruler of China
in 1 character options · attested
Yao, one of the legendary Five Emperors
in 1 character options
the legendary ruler Yao
in 1 character options
Unihan definition: a legendary ancient emperor-sage
What a name means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine; these are options, not one definite meaning.
Malaysian spellings of 尧
| Spelling | Romanization | attested in name records |
|---|---|---|
| Giaw | Hokkien | attested in name records |
| Yao | Mandarin | possible |
Readings of 尧 by dialect
Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin yáo and Cantonese jiu4.
2 names that can be written with 尧
2 syllables that can stand for 尧
Sources
- MDBG: 尧 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 尧 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Unicode Unihan Database: U+5C27 · unicode.org · meaning
Readings, meanings and stroke count: the character options in our name records and the Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how a name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.
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Frequently asked questions
What does 尧 mean in a name?
Our records give several meanings for 尧, including “lofty, high; Yao, legendary ruler of ancient China”, “Yao, legendary ruler of China”, “Yao, one of the legendary Five Emperors” and “the legendary ruler Yao”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.
How is 尧 spelled in Malaysia?
In our records 尧 is spelled Giaw (Hokkien) and Yao (Mandarin). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.