About
The character "瑶" has a history centered on its consistent structure as a phono-semantic compound, combining the "jade" radical on the left with the phonetic component "䍃" on the right, a formation shared by its traditional form. This construction directly indicates its original meaning, which referred specifically to a type of fine, beautiful jade or precious stone. Over time, the semantic field of the character expanded beyond the literal mineral, coming to describe anything possessing a similar quality of exquisite beauty or pure whiteness, such as "瑶池" denoting a legendary jade pond of the immortals. Consequently, the character acquired a strong connotation of something precious, elegant, and otherworldly, and it became a favored element in poetic language and female given names to evoke these qualities of rarity and refinement.
Etymology Hide
Example Sentences Hide
我有一串美丽的瑶珠。
瑶族文化很有特色。
传说中瑶池是西王母住的地方。
她精心熬了一锅瑶柱粥。
这件玉器雕工精湛，宛如瑶琳仙境。
他远赴广西研究瑶族医药。
那片被晨雾笼罩的山林，琼枝瑶叶，美不胜收。
她名字里的瑶字，寄托了父母对她如玉般温润美好的期望。