Chinese name syllable
Syllable Yao
- 瑶jade; precious stone
- 耀brilliant; glorious
- 遥distant
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- Y
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters瑶耀遥尧
Yao is a syllable of Chinese girls' names in Hanyu Pinyin spelling; its meaning depends on the characters, for example 瑶, 耀 or 遥.
Possible characters for Yao
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 瑶
jade; precious stone
Mandarin yáo
- 耀
brilliant; glorious
Mandarin yào
- 遥
distant
Mandarin yáo
- 尧
Yao, one of the legendary Five Emperors
Mandarin yáo
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Yao
Yao is a syllable in Hanyu Pinyin (Mandarin) spelling, and this spelling is used in Malaysia. Yao often stands for 瑶 (jade, precious stone), 耀 (brilliant, glorious), 遥 (distant) or 尧 (the name of a legendary emperor), and appears as a second syllable, as in Xin Yao. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Yao
Sources
- MDBG: 瑶 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 耀 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 遥 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 尧 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Malaysia at the 2019 SEA Games (Wikipedia) · en.wikipedia.org · usage
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