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敖 (áo): Ramble — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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4.

Related Words: 敖

敖包 • Áobāo • Mongolian cairn or oboo

Áo敖

bāo包

Mongolian cairn or oboo

敖姓 • Áo xìng • Surname Ao

Áo敖

xìng姓

Surname Ao

敖游 • áoyóu • to roam; to travel leisurely

áo敖

yóu游

to roam; to travel leisurely

敖德萨 • Áodésà • Odessa (city in Ukraine)

Áo敖

dé德

sà萨

Odessa (city in Ukraine)

5.

Example Sentences

Tā他

xìng姓

Áo敖

，

shì是

yī一

gè个

hěn很

shǎo少

jiàn见

de的

xìng姓

shì氏

。

His surname is Ao, which is a very rare surname.

Wǒ我

xǐ喜

huān欢

zài在

zhōu周

mò末

áo敖

yóu游

yú

Áo敖

xìng姓

zài在

Zhōng中

guó国

shì是

yī一

gè个

bǐ

Áo敖

dé德

sà萨

shì是

Wū乌

kè克

lán兰

de的

yī

Měng蒙

gǔ古

zú族

yǒu有

jì祭

sì祀

Áo敖

bāo包

de

Information

Pinyináo

Meaningramble, play about; leisurely; surname

Strokes10

Radical攵

Traditional—

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#3573

Zhuyinㄠˊ

UnicodeU+6556

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于

shān山

shuǐ水

zhī之

jiān间

。

I like to roam leisurely among the mountains and rivers on weekends.

比

jiào较

shǎo少

jiàn见

de的

xìng姓

shì氏

。

The surname Ao is a relatively rare surname in China.

一

gè个

zhòng重

yào要

gǎng港

kǒu口

chéng城

shì市

。

Odessa is an important port city in Ukraine.

的

chuán传

tǒng统

。

The Mongolian people have a tradition of worshipping oboos.

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Characters pronounced "ao".

澳àoinlet, bay; dock, bank
翱áosoar, roam
拗àoto pull, drag, break off, to pluck (a flower); bent, warped; perverse, obstinate
懊àovexed, worried, nervous; regret
嚣áonoisy, clamorous, boisterous
遨áoto roam; to wander; to travel

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "攵".

敝bìbreak, destroy; broken, tattered
攸yōudistant, far; adverbial prefix
敛liǎnto gather, collect, or restrain
敞chǎngspacious, open, wide
故gùreason, cause; old, former
教jiāoto teach

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