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繇
yáo
cause, means, reason
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Words Using 繇 (6)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
张僧繇
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ZhāngSēngyóu
Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties [[六朝四大家]]
ZhāngSēngyóu
张僧繇
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Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties [[六朝四大家]]
繇
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zhòu
interpretations of the trigrams
zhòu
繇
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interpretations of the trigrams
繇
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yáo
folk-song / forced labor
yáo
繇
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folk-song / forced labor
繇
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yóu
cause / means
yóu
繇
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cause / means
自繇自在
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zìyóuzìzai
free and easy (idiom); carefree / leisurely
zìyóuzìzai
自繇自在
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free and easy (idiom); carefree / leisurely
钟繇
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ZhōngYáo
Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei [[曹魏<CáoWèi>]] and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script [[楷書|楷书<kǎishū>]]
ZhōngYáo
钟繇
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Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei [[曹魏<CáoWèi>]] and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script [[楷書|楷书<kǎishū>]]