姚 Stroke Order — How to Write 姚

Stroke Order

姚 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 女, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

姚 Radical and Character Components

Components:女兆

姚 is a phono-semantic compound: 女 (woman) carries the meaning, while 兆 indicates the sound.

Radical: 女 + 6 more strokes

姚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

yáo

Meanings of 姚 in Chinese

yáo姚

Refers to a beautiful, charming, and often alluring appearance or demeanor, as in '姚冶' (yáoyě), meaning 'seductive and beautiful'.

她身着华服，身姿姚冶，顾盼生辉

Dressed in splendid attire, her figure was graceful and alluring, and her glances sparkled with charm.

Distant; remote, akin to '遥' (yáo).

她凝望窗外，思绪姚远

She gazed out the window, her thoughts distant.

Common Words and Phrases with 姚

yáo姚huáng黄wèi魏zǐ紫

Yao Huang Wei Zi refers to two famous and highly prized varieties of peony, specifically Yao Huang (a yellow peony) and Wei Zi (a pinkish-red peony). It is also used more broadly to denote excellent or superior varieties of peony.