瑶
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jade; precious stone; mother-of-pearl; nacre; precious; used a complementary honorific
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 玉 +10
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 瑤
- Common rank
- #2,407
- Unicode
- U+7476
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Words with 瑶
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大化瑶族自治县 | Dahua Yao Autonomous County, in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi | |
| 巴马瑶族自治县 | Bama Yao Autonomous County, in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi | |
| 河口瑶族自治县 | Hekou Yao Autonomous County, in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河哈尼族彝… | |
| 连南瑶族自治县 | Liannan Yao Autonomous County, in Qingyuan City 清遠市|清远市[Qing1 yuan3 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 江华瑶族自治县 | Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, in Yongzhou City 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan | |
| 都安瑶族自治县 | Du'an Yao Autonomous County, in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi | |
| 连山壮族瑶族自治县 | Lianshan Zhuang and Yao Autonomous County, in Qingyuan City 清遠市|清远市[Qing1 yuan3 Shi4], Gua… | |
| 金秀瑶族自治县 | Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, in Laibin City 來賓市|来宾市[Lai2 bin1 Shi4], Guangxi | |
| 乳源瑶族自治县 | Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, in Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市[Shao2 guan1 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 富川瑶族自治县 | Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, in Hezhou City 賀州市|贺州市[He4 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi | |
| 金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县 | Jinping Miao, Yao, and Dai Autonomous County, in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture … | |
| 恭城瑶族自治县 | Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, in Guilin City 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi | |
| 瑶海区 | Yaohai, a district of Hefei City 合肥市[He2 fei2 Shi4], Anhui | |
| 瑶海 | see 瑤海區|瑶海区[Yao2 hai3 Qu1] | |
| 瑶族 | Yao ethnic group | |
| 瑶池 | the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母 | |
| 瑶柱 | see 乾貝|干贝[gan1 bei4] | |
| 瑶之圃 | jade garden of celestial ruler; paradise | |
| 琼瑶 | Chiung Yao (1938–2024), Taiwanese writer |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 䍃 — compare how they read.