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繇

yáo

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Definitions

  1. 1. folk-song
  2. 2. forced labor

Words Containing 繇

钟繇
zhōng yáo

Zhong Yao (151-230), minister of Cao Wei 曹魏[cáo wèi] and noted calligrapher, said to have developed the regular script 楷書|楷书[kǎi shū]

张僧繇
zhāng sēng yóu

Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家

自繇自在
zì yóu zì zai

free and easy (idiom); carefree