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姚 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「女」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「女」
On
ヨウ・チョウよう・ちょう · yō · chō
Kun
うつく.しいutsuku.shii
Meaning
beautiful; a surname

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Woman 女 with 兆 as phonetic: beautiful in form; also a Chinese surname.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 姚よう

    Yao (Chinese surname)

  • 姚冶ようや

    charming; alluring

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

姚(よう)は中国(ちゅうごく)に多(おお)い姓(せい)の一(ひと)つである。

Yao is one of the common surnames in China.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

姚冶姚冶smelti…夭to die…奸wicked夾to hol…妣deceas…妝to ado…幺tiny孕to con…仗arms疔a deep…沾to moi…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 女Map of reading ヨウAll maps

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