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āo

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āo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
āo | ao1
English translation
a depression
indentation
concave
hollow
concave, hollow; depressed; pass, valley

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About āo

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

āo

Contains the radical

qiǎn

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

A rectangle with a hollow

Etymology of āo

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱?

Explanation

Pictograph of a concavity. Opposite of .

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Example sentences using āo

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孟岗洼陷 shì Dōng 凹陷 aō xiàn nèi 勘探 kāntàn 程度 chéngdù 最低 de 地区 dìqū .

Menggangji sag is a region least explored in Dongpu depression.

看上去 kàn shang qu yòu lǎo yòu shòu ,脸颊 liǎn jiá 凹陷 aō xiàn ,眼圈 yǎn quān Hēi .

She looked old and thin with sunken cheeks and hollow eyes.

历经 lì jīng 发展 fāzhǎn , Dōng yùn 成长 chéngzhǎng 中国 Zhōngguó zhù míng de 凹版 aō bǎn 制版 zhì bǎn 集团 jítuán 企业 qǐyè .

After development, the eastern areas have grown famous intaglio printing plate enterprise.

转子 zhuàn zǐ zài Jué 之间 zhī jiān de Sān miàn shǎng yǒu 凹槽 aō cáo .

The rotor has recesses in its three faces between the lobes.

现在 xiànzài , de liǎn shòu le , 那双眼睛 yǎnjing 显得 xiǎnde 凹陷 aō xiàn le .

Now her face showed thin, and her large eyes looked hollow.

Words with āo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
āo sunken āo
凹陷 aō xiàn to cave in凹陷 aō xiàn
凹槽 aō cáo recess凹槽 aō cáo
凹凸不平 aō tū bù píng uneven (surface)凹凸不平 aō tū bù píng
凹凸 āotū concave or convex凹凸 āotū
贾平凹 Jiǎ Píng wā Jia Pingwa (1952-), Chinese novelist賈平凹
凹进 aō jìn concave凹進
凹坑 aō kēng crater凹坑 aō kēng
凹版 aō bǎn intaglio printing plate (or a print made with it)凹版 aō bǎn
凹透镜 aō tòu jìng concave lens凹透鏡
凹面镜 aō miàn jìng concave mirror凹面鏡
凹镜 aō jìng concave mirror凹鏡

āo Decomposition & Compounds

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āo Decomposition

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āo Compounds

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