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Character · NounTraditional坳

low-lying land; place name character

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

depression in land; hollow; low-lying area

Often seen in place names.

Shān山
ào坳
lǐ里
yǒu有
yī一
hù户
rén人
jiā家
 。

There is a household in the mountain hollow.

Zhè这
ge个
dì地
míng名
lǐ里
yǒu有
 “
ào坳
 ”
zì字
 。

This place name contains the character '坳'.

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Wǒ我
men们
fān翻
guò过
shān山
ào坳
 ，
jiù就
kàn看
dào到
cūn村
zhuāng庄
le了
 。

Once we crossed the mountain pass, we saw the village.

2.

noun

used in place names

The character '坳' appears in many Chinese place names. Note: The original input specifies '黄坳' in Jiangxi.

Wǒ我
lǎo老
jiā家
shì是
Jiāng江
xī西
de的
Huáng黄
ào坳
 。

My hometown is Huang'ao in Jiangxi.

Hú湖
nán南
shěng省
yǒu有
ge个
dì地
fang方
jiào叫
Ào坳
shàng上
 。

There is a place called Aoshang in Hunan Province.