• 4487th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 6 words
  • Component in 30 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yāo (Yao1)surname Yao
2. yāo (yao1)youngest • most junior • tiny • one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) • one or ace on dice or dominoes • variant of 吆, to shout

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yāo (yao1)The component is pronounced as 'yāo' (yao1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

老幺 (老么)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.