尧 (yáo) - Yao — a legendary sage-king in Chinese mythology & lofty, high, eminent.

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yáo ｜ 6 strokes ｜ radical: 兀

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尧 · yáo

Yao — a legendary sage-king in Chinese mythology;

lofty, high, eminent.

Yao — a legendary sage-king in Chinese mythologylofty, high, eminent.

Usage highlights

Emperor YaoYao and ShunYao's eraYao's virtueYao's templeYao's mountain

Synonyms

  • 高— high, tall
  • 圣— sage, holy
  • 贤— virtuous, worthy

Antonyms

  • 桀— tyrannical, cruel (as in the tyrant Jie)
  • 纣— cruel, tyrannical (as in the tyrant Zhou)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Emperor Yao was one of the Five Emperors (尧帝).
  • This mountain peak is lofty and majestic (尧尧).
  • He aspires to be a sage like Yao (尧舜).

Collocations

  • Emperor Yao(尧帝)
  • Yao and Shun(尧舜)
  • Yao's era(尧天)
  • Yao's virtue(尧德)
  • Yao's temple(尧庙)
  • Yao's mountain(尧山)

Idioms

  • The times of Yao and Shun(尧天舜日)
  • Following Yao and succeeding Shun(祖述尧舜)
  • Yao's drum and Shun's wood(尧鼓舜木)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Emperor Yao is a legendary sage-king in Chinese mythology, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
  • He is celebrated for his benevolence, virtue, and for establishing the abdication system by passing his throne to Shun rather than to his own son.
  • The character 尧 embodies the Confucian ideal of the virtuous ruler and is often used metaphorically to describe lofty, eminent qualities.

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