yāo

Traditional: 么

幺 (yāo) is a Chinese word meaning “youngest; most junior; tiny”.

Meanings

  1. 1youngest
  2. 2most junior
  3. 3tiny
  4. 4one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military)
  5. 5one or ace on dice or dominoes
  6. 6variant of 吆[yao1], to shout

Related words

幺surname Yao老幺(coll.) youngest child对幺pair of aces (in dominoes)幺二one-two or ace-deuce (smallest throw at dice)幺儿(coll.) youngest son幺女(coll.) youngest daughter幺并矢idemfactor (math.)幺点ace幺麽小丑(idiom) insignificant wretch

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