要

Its Chinese romanisation (pinyin) is yào / yāo. Its Cantonese romanisation (jyutping) is yiu3. This character is unusual in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore.

Cantonese Pronunciation

Mandarin Pronunciation

Simplified Chinese

要

Cantonese Pinyin

yiu3

Hanyu Pinyin

yào / yāo

Mandarin Phonetic Symbols

ㄧㄠˋ / ㄧㄠ

Popularity (Boy)

Mainland China: ★☆☆☆☆
Hong Kong: ★☆☆☆☆
Macau: ★☆☆☆☆
Taiwan: ★☆☆☆☆
Malaysia: ★☆☆☆☆
Singapore: ★☆☆☆☆

Popularity (Girl)

Mainland China: ★☆☆☆☆
Hong Kong: ★☆☆☆☆
Macau: ★☆☆☆☆
Taiwan: ★☆☆☆☆
Malaysia: ★☆☆☆☆
Singapore: ★☆☆☆☆

Chinese Commercial Code

6008

Five Elements

Earth

The boy names that contain the character 要

要福 要民
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