瑤 (jiu4 | yao2) : beautiful jade; precious; Yao ethnic group

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瑤

jiu4

yao2

[1] [n] beautiful jade or stone
[2] [adj] precious; valuable; beautiful
[3] [n] Yao ethnic group; the Yaos

瑤 and 瑶 are actually two variant forms of same charcter. In mainland China, however, only the latter form is used.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 玉 (#96)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

瑤 / 瑶

This word has been viewed 5628 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Nov 2011 01:19

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瑤柱 jiu4 cyu5 = dried scallop

江瑤柱 gong1 jiu4 cyu5 jiang1 yao2 zhu3 = dried scallop 粵

乾瑤柱 gon1 jiu4 cyu5 = dried scallop; conpoy 粵

巴馬瑤族自治縣 baa1 maa5 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 ba1 ma3 yao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Bama Yaozu autonomous county (county in Guangxi)

大化瑤族自治縣 daai6 faa3 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 da4 hua4 yao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Dahua Yaozu autonomous county (county in Guangxi)

都安瑤族自治縣 dou1 on1 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 du1 an1 Yao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Du'an Yaozu autonomous county (county in Guangxi)

富川瑤族自治縣 fu3 cyun1 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 fu4 chuan1 yao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Fuchuan Yaozu autonomous county (county in Guangxi)

金秀瑤族自治縣 gam1 sau3 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 jin1 xiu4 Yao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Jinxiu Yaozu autonomous county (county in Guangxi)

江華瑤族自治縣 gong1 waa4 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 jiang1 hua2 Yao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Jianghua Yaozu autonomous county (county in Hunan)

河口瑤族自治縣 ho4 hau2 jiu4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 jyun6 he2 kou3 Yao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 xian4 = Hekou Yaozu autonomous county (county in Yunnan)
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 瑤
Unicode code for this character: U+7464 (off-site link)

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