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坳
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a hollow in the ground

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Landforms
ào
オウ
くぼ.み
Components
土 earth+ 幼 young =
坳 a hollow in the ground
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
soil, earth
earth
幼 Phonetic component
yòu young
infant, young child
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Notes
Similar Characters
压 oppress (simp)厓 precipice圩 dike圪 phonetic圬 plaster over with圮 ruined圯 bank地 ground/earth圳 furrow in field圹 prairie (simp)场 open space (simp)圻 border (alt)圼 圾 trash址 address坂 slope均 equal坊 workshop坌 earth坍 landslide
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
坳
Regular
Modern
Chinese
坳 [ào]
a depression; cavity; hollow
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
坳 たわ
Tawa place name
CHINESE WORDS (1)
坳陷 [ào​xiàn]
(geology) depression