謠 meaning and stroke order
Rumor; folksong, ballad
How to write 謠, stroke by stroke
17 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 謠
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- popular ballad
- rumor
How 謠 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.
䍃 gives the meaning and 言 hints at the sound.
Radical: 言 (words), shared by 155 characters on this site.
How to remember 謠
謠 has 言 (speech) on the left, and the data's hint for this character is simply "speech." Picture words passing from mouth to mouth, either as a song people sing or as a rumor people repeat.
謠 (simplified 谣) rarely stands alone. It appears in words like 谣言 (yáoyán, rumor), 造谣 (zàoyáo, to start a rumor) and 民谣 (mínyáo, folk song). Example: 别相信谣言。(Bié xiāngxìn yáoyán.) Don't believe rumors.
Common mistake: Learners mix up 謠 with 遙/遥 (yáo, far) and 搖/摇 (yáo, to shake), which share the same right side and sound. Check the left part: 言 means speech, 辶 means movement or distance, and 扌 means hand.
Common words with 謠
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 謠
How many strokes are in 謠?
謠 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 謠 mean?
謠 (yáo) means rumor; folksong, ballad. A common word with it is 谣言 (yáoyán), meaning "rumor".
How do you pronounce 謠?
謠 is pronounced yáo, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 謠?
The radical of 謠 is 言, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 謠 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 謠?
謠 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 谣, used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do you say "to spread a rumor" versus "to start a rumor" in Chinese?
造谣 (zàoyáo) means to make up a rumor. To pass one along, you can say 传谣 (chuányáo). To deny one, people say 辟谣 (pìyáo).
Is 民谣 the same as 歌谣?
Both mean folk song or ballad. 民谣 (mínyáo) is often used for the modern folk music genre, such as acoustic singer-songwriter music. 歌谣 (gēyáo) sounds more traditional and can include children's rhymes.