yáo

common
noun

Meaning of

谣 means ballad; folk song; nursery rhyme; rumor; unfounded story; hearsay. Pronounced yáo.

  • ballad; folk song; nursery rhyme
  • rumor; unfounded story; hearsay
  • surname Yao

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shǒu
mín
yáo
biǎo
le
rén
men
duì
jiā
xiāng
de
niàn
 

This folk ballad expresses people's longing for their hometown.

Hái
zi
men
zài
yuàn
zi
chàng
zhe
tóng
yáo
 

The children are singing nursery rhymes in the yard.

lǎo
de
yáo
chéng
zài
zhe
mín
de
 

Ancient ballads carry the memories of the nation.

shōu
le
hěn
duō
fāng
de
mín
yáo
 

She has collected many folk ballads with local characteristics.

Zhè
shǒu
tóng
yáo
de
xuán
hěn
qīng
kuài
 

The melody of this nursery rhyme is very lively.