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Surname Yiu

姚 · 饒

Yiu is a Chinese surname, the Cantonese spelling of the character 姚 (Mandarin Yao) or 饒 (Mandarin Rao).

Characters for the surname Yiu

The spelling Yiu is common in Cantonese romanization.

  • 姚

    a surname; handsome, elegant

    Cantonese jiu4 / Mandarin yáo

  • 饒

    a surname; abundant, plentiful; to forgive

    Cantonese jiu4 / Mandarin ráo

姚 all spellings of yáo饒 all spellings of ráo

Possible characters for Yiu

Yiu 姚 yáo · Cantonese 饒 ráo · Cantonese
The spelling Yiu can stand for 2 characters. The spelling alone does not show which one a family uses.
CharacterMandarin reading · romanization of the spelling
姚yáo · Cantonese
饒ráo · Cantonese

Other spellings of the same character

  • Yew 姚Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese
  • Yeo 姚Hokkien, Teochew
  • Yeow 姚Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien

About the surname Yiu

Yiu is the Cantonese spelling of the syllable jiu4, shared by two surnames: 姚 (Mandarin Yao, Hokkien iâu) and 饒 (Mandarin Rao). The character 姚 also means 'handsome' or 'elegant', while 饒 means 'abundant'. The meaning depends on the character the family uses.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: 姚 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. MDBG: 姚 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: 饒 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  4. MDBG: 饒 · mdbg.net · meaning
  5. Wikipedia: Yao (surname) · en.wikipedia.org · usage

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