The way to write good-looking Yao characters is as follows:
1. The shape of the entire character is tilted upward to the right, giving it a feeling of flying.
2. The brushwork is very smooth and natural, which can fully reflect the graceful beauty of the character.
3. The first half of the character Zhao is combined with the female character, while the second half is independent, breaking the rules and breaking the connection between the writing and the meaning.
Yao, pronounced as: yáo, generally refers to beautiful appearance. In terms of the combination of the Chinese characters "Yao", "Zhao" should be its original meaning, and the female side is the trace of the surname Yao being passed down from the matrilineal clan society to the present. Yao, from the female omen. Or Yao, Rao. During the matrilineal clan society in China, women were at the core of society. Yao, surname. ?
"Shuowen": "Yu and Shun lived in Yao Xu, because they thought their surname was. From daughter, Zhaosheng. Maybe they thought Yao, Rao Ye. "Historical Pian" thought Yao, Yi Ye."
1. Yao, daughter, Zhaosheng. Or Yao, Rao, also see "Yao Ye": coquettish appearance.
2. Access "remote". Far. "Xunzi · Honor and Disgrace": "Its great power is far away."
3. Tong "shake". Flying. "Hanshu·Liyuezhi": "The elegant voice is far away~."
The origin and history of the surname Yao:
The surname Yao is a common surname, with a total population of about 500. Thousands of people, ranking 51st on the surname list. There are four main sources of the surname Yao:
1. It originated from Emperor Shun Yao Chonghua. Emperor Shun was born in Yao Xu, and his descendants took the place as their surname and were called the Yao family. Historically known as the authentic Yao family.
2. Descendants from Shun’s wife Gui. One of the descendants of Gui Nu added the word "女" to the left of "Gui" to form the surname Yao.
3. It originated from the Yao state in the Spring and Autumn Period and was a descendant of Yu and Shun.
4. Originating from ethnic minorities, Yao people are distributed among the Qiang, Mongolian, Manchu, Miao, Shui, Yi, Tujia, Zhuang, Bai and other ethnic minorities.
During the 600 years from the Ming Dynasty to the present, the population flow of the Yao surname has been very strong from the southeast to central, north, and west China, which is greater than the migration from north to south. People with the Yao surname are now mainly distributed in the four provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui, Guangdong, and Jiangsu, followed by Henan, Sichuan, Hebei, Hubei, Hunan, Shandong and other provinces. Anhui is the largest province with the Yao surname today.