a legendary ancient emperor-sage
How it’s built
Simplified form of 堯. Depicts a mound of dirt (土) on top of a platorm (兀), representing the meaning "tall; lofty", later used to describe the legendary Emperor Yao.
earth; dirt
erect; towering
Through the ages
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Characters that use 尧 as a component, most common first.
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