yáo
Traditional: 瑤
瑶 (yáo) is a Chinese word meaning “jade; precious stone; mother-of-pearl”.
Meanings
- 1jade
- 2precious stone
- 3mother-of-pearl
- 4nacre
- 5precious
- 6used a complementary honorific
Related words
瑶surname Yao瑶池the Jade lake on Mount Kunlun, residence of Xi Wangmu 西王母乳源瑶族自治县Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County, in Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市[Shao2 guan1 Shi4], Guangdong大化瑶族自治县Dahua Yao Autonomous County, in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi富川瑶族自治县Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, in Hezhou City 賀州市|贺州市[He4 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi巴马瑶族自治县Bama Yao Autonomous County, in Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi恭城瑶族自治县Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, in Guilin City 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi江华瑶族自治县Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, in Yongzhou City 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan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|红河哈尼族彝族自治州[Hong2 he2 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan琼瑶Chiung Yao (1938–2024), Taiwanese writer瑶之圃jade garden of celestial ruler瑶族Yao ethnic group