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spare

HSK 10
ráo
ジョウ、ニョウ
ゆたか
Phonosemantic compound. 飠 represents the meaning and 堯 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (饒)
radical+ Yao =
spare
Meaning component
radical
飠 is a component form of 食.
Phonetic component
Yao
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Simplified (饶)
food+ legendary =
bountiful
Meaning component
shí food
eat, food
饣 is a component form of 食.
Phonetic component
yáo legendary
a legendary ancient emperor-sage
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [Ráo]
surname Rao
/ [ráo]
rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
じょう
surname
にぎし
Nigishi given name
にょう
Nyou place name
ゆう
surname
ゆたか
Yutaka given name
らお
Rao surname