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yao in Mandarin

yāo yáo yǎo yào

The syllable yao is spelled with no initial plus the final iao. 401 characters use it across the tones below, ordered from most to least common.

yāofirst tone · high and level · 8 characters

yáosecond tone · rising · 26 characters

yǎothird tone · dipping · 8 characters

yàofourth tone · falling · 10 characters