- 养繇基 yǎngyáojī Yang Yaojifamous archer of the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period; also written with a different middle character
- 咎繇 jiùyáo Gao Yaolegendary minister and judicial official during the Yao and Shun eras
- 张僧繇 zhāngsēngyáo Zhang SengyouZhang Sengyou (c. 490-540), a famous painter of the Southern Liang dynasty known for Buddhist murals and his skill in painting dragons; he is the subject of the idiom [[画龙点睛|畫龍點睛|hua4 long2 dian3 jing1]]
- 繇繇 yóuyóu contentedappearing to be at ease and satisfied with oneself; carefree
- 自繇自在 zìyóuzìzai free and easycarefree and leisurely; not restricted or constrained by anything; to do as one pleases
- 钟繇 zhōngyáo Zhong YaoZhong Yao (151–230), minister of [[曹魏|曹魏|cao2 wei4]] and a famous calligrapher who is credited with developing the regular script known as [[楷书|楷書|kai3 shu1]].
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computing