翱 (áo) · (in 翱翔) to soar; to hover in flight

Meanings

1 (in 翱翔) to soar; to hover in flight

Characters

翱

áo

(in 翱翔) to soar

Examples

HSK 7-9

雄鹰在辽阔的天空自由翱翔。

Xióngyīng zài liáokuò de tiānkōng zìyóu áoxiáng.

An eagle soars freely in the boundless sky.

HSK 7-9

她渴望像鸟一样在蓝天中翱翔。

Tā kěwàng xiàng niǎo yíyàng zài lántiān zhōng áoxiáng.

She longs to soar through the open sky like a bird.

Tips

usage

翱 appears almost only in 翱翔 (to soar). Traditionally 翱 is flying with the wings beating, while 翔 is gliding with wings held still.

Components

radical

羽 yǔ

feathers; wings

Right side 羽 is the feather radical, picturing wings and tying 翱 to the act of flying.

phonetic

皋 gāo

riverbank; marsh (here phonetic)

Left side 皋 is the phonetic element; the sound has drifted from gāo to áo, so read it as a sound hint rather than an exact match.

Stroke Order

翱 áo

Related Words

翱翔 áoxiáng #16,087

to soar; to wheel about in the sky

航班 hángbān HSK 4 #2,651

scheduled flight / flight number

一飞冲天 yìfēi-chōngtiān #51,976

to soar into the sky in a single flight / to achieve sudden spectacular success

展翅高飞 zhǎnchì-gāofēi

to spread one's wings and soar / to take flight / (fig.) to realize one's full potential

空乘 kōngchéng

flight attendant / cabin crew / in-flight service

转接班机 zhuǎnjiē bānjī

connecting flight / transfer flight

班机 bānjī #8,867

scheduled flight; regular flight / airliner (on a regular route)

飞行 fēixíng HSK 5 #2,324

to fly / flight / aviation

航 háng #6,060

to navigate; to sail / boat; ship / aviation; flight

飙 biāo #6,368

to surge / to soar / to shoot up / to race