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Zhong Yao's grandfather, Zhong Hao (), was a prominent scholar in the Eastern Han dynasty. Zhong Yao's father, Zhong Di (), refused to enter politics because of the Disasters of Partisan Prohibitions. Zhong Yao had two known siblings: a brother, Zhong Yan (), who received a marquis title; a sister, who was the mother of Guo Yuan.