繇

cause, means, reason; folk-song; forced labor; cause; means; interpretations of the trigrams

Strokes
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Pinyin
yáo, yóu, zhòu

Parts

Words with 繇

  1. 钟繇zhōng yáo · zhongyaoZhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書|楷书[kai3 shu1]
  2. 张僧繇zhāng sēng yóu · zhangsengyouZhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家
  3. 自繇自在zì yóu zì zai · ziyouzizaifree and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely

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