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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ao2
- English meanings
- to boil, to simmer, to cook on a slow fire, to extract by heating, to decoct, to endure
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 敖; bottom 灬.
Meaning & sound clues
灬 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “fire”.
敖 is identified as the sound component (áo). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 熬.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
proud
sunken
profound; mysterious
profound; mysterious
soar; hover
lined jacket
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Related words
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- 熬夜