Dong Chinese dictionary

ào, aò

inlet

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 奥 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

奥 Sound component

ào, aò

mysterious

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

ào

inlet, bay; dock, bank; deep bay; cove; harbor

Aò

abbr. for Macao 澳門|澳门; abbr. for Australia 澳大利亞|澳大利亚

Most common words with 澳

Sources