谣 Strokes Write it Listen 谣 yáo rumor; folksong, ballad HSK 7–9 12 strokes Radical 讠 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from讠meaningyánwords, speech; to speak, to say䍃soundyóuvase, pitcher, earthenware How it works讠 hints at the meaning (speech), and 䍃 yóu hints at the sound.