āo

HSK 7-9
common
adjective

Meaning of

凹 means concave; sunken; lower than surroundings. Pronounced āo. HSK 7-9.

  • concave; sunken; lower than surroundings

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
kuài
yǒu
kuài
āo
xià
de
fāng
 

There is a sunken spot on this piece of land.

Zhè
tiáo
shān
āo
píng
 
hěn
nán
zǒu
 

This mountain road is uneven with concave and convex parts, hard to walk on.

Lán
qiú
zài
bǎn
shàng
āo
xià
kuài
 

The basketball dented the floor after hitting it.

Zhè
ge
bēi
zi
yǒu
āo
hén
 

There is a dent on the bottom of this cup.

de
é
tóu
yǒu
kuài
āo
jìn
de
hén
 

There is a sunken scar on his forehead.