垚 meaning and stroke order
Mound, lump, round mass
How to write 垚, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 垚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- variant of 堯|尧, legendary emperor Yao, c. 2200 BC
- embankment
How 垚 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A mound 土 of clay 土.
Radical: 土 (soil), shared by 183 characters on this site.
How to remember 垚
垚 (yáo) stacks three 土 (tǔ, earth) into a pile, one on top and two below. Picture clods of earth heaped up into a round mound or embankment.
垚 is rare in everyday writing. You mostly see it as a variant of 尧 (yáo), the name of the legendary Emperor Yao, and in personal names, where parents like its sense of solid earth. Example: 他叫李垚。(Tā jiào Lǐ Yáo.) His name is Li Yao.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 垚 as tǔ because it is built only from 土. It is pronounced yáo, with a rising second tone. Also keep the layout in mind: one 土 sits on top of two side-by-side 土, so do not write three in a row.
Questions about 垚
How many strokes are in 垚?
垚 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 垚 mean?
垚 (yáo) means mound, lump, round mass.
How do you pronounce 垚?
垚 is pronounced yáo, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 垚?
The radical of 垚 is 土, which carries the idea of "soil". Dictionaries list 垚 under this radical.
Is 垚 the same as 尧?
In the sense of the legendary Emperor Yao, 垚 is listed as a variant of 尧 (traditional 堯). In normal modern text, the emperor's name is written 尧, so use 尧 unless you are copying a name that uses 垚.
Are there other characters made of three identical parts like 垚?
Yes. Chinese has several characters built by tripling one component. Examples are 森 (sēn, forest) from three 木, 晶 (jīng, crystal) from three 日, and 鑫 (xīn, prosperity) from three 金. Like 垚, they often suggest abundance of the repeated element.