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Kanji Detail for 堯 - "lofty, yao, exalted"
堯
- Meaning
堯 means "lofty, yao, exalted."
Lofty - High and noble.
Yao - A legendary Chinese emperor.
Exalted - Elevated; supreme.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
high; far
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
a legendary ancient emperor-sage
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Yao; Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of the Five legendary Emperors 五帝[Wu3 Di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
a legendary ancient emperor-sage
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A Tang emperor's name. Among ancient sages who ruled all under heaven, Yao and Shun are always listed first. Hence terms praising emperors often use 堯. Such as 堯天 (Yao's sky), 堯階 (Yao's steps).
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