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yào

yào 4th tone · falling

ㄧㄠˋ 6 characters · 2 words

Characters pronounced yào (6)

要 yào yāo HSK 1 · to want
药 yào ㄧㄠˋ HSK 2 · medicine
耀 yào ㄧㄠˋ HSK 6 · brilliant
钥 yào ㄧㄠˋ HSK 7-9 · key
姚 yáo tiào táo yào handsome
鹞 yào ㄧㄠˋ sparrow hawk

Words pronounced exactly yào (2)

要 yào ㄧㄠˋ HSK 1 · to want
药 yào ㄧㄠˋ HSK 2 · medicine

Syllables are keyed by citation tone: yào is yao4. Neutral tone is digit 5 and ü is written v.