Phonosemantic compound. 魚 represents the meaning and 敖 represents the sound.
Components
Simplified (鳌)
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Similar Characters
魠 rare魷 cuttlefish (alt) (trad)鮃 Flatfish A Flatfish (trad)鮑 abalone (trad)鮨 seasoned鮪 kind of sturgeon (trad)鮫 shark (trad)鮭 spheroides (trad)鮮 fresh (trad/jp)鯇 grass (trad)鯉 carp (trad)鯊 shark (alt) (trad)鯔 mullet (trad)鯕 coryphaena hippurus (trad)鯖 mackerel (iii) (trad)鯗 dried fish (alt) (trad)鯛 pagrosomus major (trad)鯡 herring (iii) (trad)鯢 cryptobranchus (trad)鯤 spawn (trad)
Chinese
鳌 / 鰲 [áo]
mythological sea turtle
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
独占鳌头 [dúzhàn'áotóu] #56,088
to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand)
博鳌镇 [Bó'áozhèn] #66,299
Bo'ao seaside resort, Hainan
博鳌 [Bó'áo]
see 博鰲鎮|博鳌镇[Bó'áozhèn]
博鳌亚洲论坛 [Bó'áoYàzhōuLùntán]
Bo'ao Forum for Asia (since 2001)
鳌抃 [áobiàn]
to clap and dance with joy
鳌背负山 [áobèifùshān]
debt as heavy as a mountain on a turtle's back