敖

áo

攵 + 𫠤

Definitions

áo (verb) to make an excursion; to ramble; to travel

Áo (noun) surname

Etymology

Originally a pictograph of a person (人) taking a stroll amid plants (屮). The 攵 component was added later.

About

The character 敖 (áo) originally depicted a person (人) strolling among plants (屮), conveying the idea of rambling or wandering without restraint. The right-side component 攵 (pū, meaning 'to strike') was a later addition. Over time, the character also acquired the meaning 'arrogant' or 'haughty,' but this sense was eventually transferred to the derivative 傲 (ào) by adding the human radical 亻. Today, 敖 is rare as a standalone word and is used primarily as a surname or as a phonetic element in other characters, such as 傲, 熬 (áo, 'to simmer'), and 遨 (áo, 'to roam').

Etymology Hide

Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我的老师姓敖。

Wǒ de lǎoshī xìng Áo.

My teacher's surname is Ao.

我喜欢敖游世界。

Wǒ xǐhuan áoyóu shìjiè.

I like to travel the world.

草原上有许多敖包。

Cǎoyuán shàng yǒu xǔduō áobāo.

There are many cairns on the grassland.

雄鹰在天空敖翔。

Xióngyīng zài tiānkōng áoxiáng.

The eagle soars in the sky.

他梦想敖游全球各地。

Tā mèngxiǎng áoyóu quánqiú gèdì.

He dreams of traveling all over the world.

敖包是蒙古族的重要标志。

Áobāo shì Ménggǔzú de zhòngyào biāozhì.

The cairn is an important symbol of the Mongolian people.

每当节日，人们都会聚集在敖包周围。

Měi dāng jiérì, rénmen dōu huì jùjí zài áobāo zhōuwéi.

Whenever there is a festival, people gather around the cairn.

他的敖游经历丰富了他的人生视野。

Tā de áoyóu jīnglì fēngfùle tā de rénshēng shìyě.

His traveling experiences enriched his life perspective.

Related Characters

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Component: 攵

敖