Chinese words pronounced yǎo (3rd tone) yao in any tone, all 52 words 12 words. 咬(yǎo) to bite 舀(yǎo) to ladle out 崾(yǎo) (used in place names) 杳(yǎo) dark and quiet 窈(yǎo) deep 眑(yǎo) sunken eyes 騕(yǎo) name of a fabulous horse 婹(yǎo) svelte 窅(yǎo) sunken eyes 窔(yǎo) dark 蓔(yǎo) a variety of grass 鷕(yǎo) cry of hen pheasant 12 words. 咬(yǎo) to bite 舀(yǎo) to ladle out 崾(yǎo) (used in place names) 杳(yǎo) dark and quiet 窈(yǎo) deep 眑(yǎo) sunken eyes 騕(yǎo) name of a fabulous horse 婹(yǎo) svelte 窅(yǎo) sunken eyes 窔(yǎo) dark 蓔(yǎo) a variety of grass 鷕(yǎo) cry of hen pheasant