ǎo
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 (archaic) variant of 拗: to bend; to snap; stubborn
  2. 2 (classical) read shēn: to strip off; to flog

Examples

Zhège zì shì ǎo de yì tǐ zì.
This character is an old variant of 拗 (to bend or snap something).

Tips

history
is not used independently in modern Chinese. It is an old variant of (to bend / snap; stubborn, as in 'awkward to say'). It also has a rare classical reading shēn meaning 'to strip off; to flog'. Today write .
register
Variant form only — seen in old printing and etymology notes, not in modern Chinese writing.

Components

radical
shǒu
hand (left-side form of 手)
The hand radical (side form of ) carries the meaning: bending or snapping something is done by hand. Same radical and sense as the standard and as to break.
phonetic
yòu
young; immature
Right side is the sound element in this variant, with a wide drift to ǎo. It carries no 'young' meaning here. The standard uses a different phonetic for the same word.

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Stroke Order

ǎo