堯 Stroke Order

堯 yáo 1. High appearance. 至高貌。 2. Solitary and lofty appearance. 孤高貌。 3. An ancient emperor from the Tao Tang lineage. 古帝陶唐氏之號。 4. A surname. 姓。 5. Description: The character signifies "high," formed by the components "垚" (yáo), meaning high soil, and "兀" (wù), meaning lofty and protruding. (會意。从垚( yáo )，从兀。「垚」是土高，兀( wù)高聳突出，所以「堯」表示高。本義:高) 6. Reference: According to the "Shuowen Jiezi": "堯, high." 【引】 《說文》：堯，高也。 7. In the historical text "Book of Documents": "Regarding the ancient emperor Yao." 【引】 《書·堯典》：曰若稽古帝堯。 8. A beautiful posthumous title. 【引】 《論衡·須頌》：堯亦美諡也。 9. Synonymous with high appearance. 【引】 《白虎通·號》：堯猶蕘蕘也，至高之貌。 10. Referring to abundance and greatness. 【引】 《風俗通·皇霸》：堯者，高也，饒也。 堯 Yáo 1. An ancient Chinese emperor from the Tao Tang lineage, born in Yi, also known as the Yi Qi clan; initially conferred the title "Tao," and later migrated to "Tang," thus referred to as the "Yi Tang clan." 中國古代的皇帝陶唐氏之號。生於伊，嗣後耆，故稱伊耆氏;初封陶，後徙唐，又稱「伊唐氏」。 2. A surname. 姓。 3. Example: "Yao (a type of grass, said to have originally grown in Yao's kitchen, capable of shaking itself to create wind to prevent food spoilage); Yao Tian (a metaphor for a peaceful and prosperous era); Yao Feng (territory, traditionally marked as twelve states during the times of Yao and Shun)." 【例】 又如:堯(草名，相傳當初生於堯的廚房，能自己搖動生風，防止食物變質);堯天(比喻太平盛世);堯封(疆域。傳說堯舜時劃定我國疆土爲十二州，故稱)。