yāo

Initial:yVideo guide
Final(T3):āoVideo guide
Radical:
Structure:Left to right
Strokes:
6
Traditional:
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Chinese dictionary
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  • v.infmlweigh on a balance or a scale; weigh

    • yāo yī jīn ròu

      weigh out one jin of meat

    • yāo yao zhè yǒu duō zhòng

      See how much it weighs.

    • gěi wǒ yāo sān jīn xī hóng shì ba

      西红柿

      Weigh out three jin of tomatoes for me.

Similar-form characters to 约

Chinese Characters with pinyin yāo

  • demand; force
  • same as 幺
  • waist; waist
  • used at the end of a sentence for imperative moods; syllable filler used in songs
  • invite; solicit