瑶 (yáo) - Yao — precious jade & beautiful jade

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yáo ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

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瑶 · yáo

Yao — precious jade;

beautiful jade;

used metaphorically to describe something precious, beautiful, or excellent.

Yao — precious jadebeautiful jadeused metaphorically to describe something precious, beautiful, or

Usage highlights

Jasper PoolJade TerraceJade PendantJadeJade GrassJade Flower

Synonyms

  • 玉— jade
  • 琼— red jade; fine jade
  • 琪— fine jade

Antonyms

  • 石— stone (ordinary, as opposed to precious jade)
  • 瓦— tile (common, as opposed to precious)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • She wore a beautiful jade pendant (瑶佩).
  • The legendary Queen Mother of the West lives in the Jasper Pool (瑶池).
  • This is a precious jade-like stone (瑶石).
  • The poem describes a fairyland (瑶台仙境).

Collocations

  • Jasper Pool(瑶池)
  • Jade Terrace(瑶台)
  • Jade Pendant(瑶佩)
  • Jade-like Stone(瑶石)
  • Jade Grass(瑶草)
  • Jade Flower(瑶花)

Idioms

  • Jade trees and pearl flowers(瑶林琼树)
  • Jade liquid and jade pulp(瑶浆玉液)
  • Jade terrace and jade tree(瑶台琼室)
  • Jade grass and strange flowers(瑶草奇花)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In Chinese mythology, 'Yao' often refers to precious jade objects in celestial realms, like the Jasper Pool (瑶池) of the Queen Mother of the West.
  • The character is frequently used in classical poetry and literature to describe beautiful, precious, or divine things.
  • It carries strong positive connotations of purity, beauty, and rarity, making it popular in feminine names.

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