áo

敖

Character · Verb · NounTraditional熬

same as 遨; same as 隞; surname

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Meanings

3 senses · 9 examples
1.

verb

same as 遨; to roam; to travel leisurely

literary

Used exclusively in classical literary contexts, no longer used in modern spoken Chinese.

gǔ古
rén人
áoá
yóuo
shān游
shuǐ山
zhī水
jiān之
 间
 (
 古
 人
 遨
 游
 山
 水
 之
 间
 )

Ancient scholars roamed freely among mountains and rivers.

áoá
xiángo
yú翔
tiān于
dì天
zhī地
jiān之
 间
 (
 翱
 翔
 于
 天
 地
 之
 间
 )

Soar and roam freely between heaven and earth.

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wén文
rén人
áoá
yóuo
jì游
qíng寄
 情
 (
 文
 人
 遨
 游
 寄
 情
 )

Scholars roam to express their emotions.

áoá
lǎno
míng览
shèng名
gǔ胜
jì古
 迹
 (
 遨
 览
 名
 胜
 古
 迹
 )

Visit and admire famous scenic spots and historical sites.

áoá
xīo
yú嬉
lín于
quán林
zhī泉
xià之
 下
 (
 遨
 嬉
 于
 林
 泉
 之
 下
 )

Amuse oneself freely among forests and springs.

2.

noun

ancient place name, same as 隞

archaic

Refers to the ancient capital city of the Shang Dynasty, now in Zhengzhou, Henan province. Only used in historical and classical texts.

shāng商
wáng王
qiān迁
yú于
áoá
 o
 (
 商
 王
 迁
 于
 隞
 )

The Shang Dynasty king moved his capital to Ao.

áoá
yìo
nǎi邑
shāng乃
zhī商
jiù之
dū旧
 都
 (
 隞
 邑
 乃
 商
 之
 旧
 都
 )

Ao City was the old capital of the Shang Dynasty.

3.

noun

surname Ao

neutral

A relatively rare Chinese surname.

áoá
xiāno
shēng先
shì生
yī是
wèi一
lì位
shǐ历
xué史
jiā学
 家
 (
 敖
 先
 生
 是
 一
 位
 历
 史
 学
 家
 )

Mr. Ao is a historian.

áoá
jiāo
zài家
běn在
dì本
shì地
shū是
xiāng书
mén香
dì门
 第
 (
 敖
 家
 在
 本
 地
 是
 书
 香
 门
 第
 )

The Ao family is a scholarly family locally.