遨 (áo): to roam; to travel freely

Meanings

1 to roam; to travel freely

Characters

遨

áo

to roam; to travel freely

Examples

HSK 5

卫星在太空中遨游。

Wèixīng zài tàikōng zhōng áoyóu.

The satellite roams through outer space.

HSK 6

读书让你在知识的海洋里遨游。

Dúshū ràng nǐ zài zhīshi de hǎiyáng lǐ áoyóu.

Reading lets you roam freely through the world of knowledge.

Tips

usage

Almost always in 遨游 (to roam / range freely). It carries a grand, expansive feel - roaming the sky, the seas, or the ocean of knowledge - rather than an ordinary walk.

Components

radical

辶 chuò

to walk; movement

The walking radical, written last in stroke order, supplies the core idea of moving and traveling about.

phonetic

敖 áo

to ramble; surname Ao

Supplies the sound directly: 敖 is read áo and itself means to ramble, so it carries meaning here as well as sound. Same phonetic in 傲 and 熬.

Stroke Order

遨 áo

Related Words

遨游 áoyóu #24,127

to roam freely / to travel far and wide / to soar (through space, the skies)

畅游 chàngyóu #25,426

to travel freely / to swim freely / to roam with pleasure

游 yóu HSK 3 #2,419

to swim / to travel; to tour; to roam

轻车简从 qīngchē-jiǎncóng

(of an official) to travel with a small escort and little luggage / to travel plainly, without ostentation

旅游 lǚyóu HSK 2 #4,228

to travel (for pleasure) / tourism

穿越 chuānyuè HSK 7-9 #3,767

to cross / to traverse / to pass through / time travel

旅 lǚ #3,647

trip; travel / brigade (military)

行程 xíngchéng HSK 6 #5,800

itinerary; travel schedule / journey; distance traveled

搭 dā HSK 6 #1,625

to put up; to build; to erect / to travel by (vehicle); to take (a ride) / to connect; to join; to hang over

流浪 liúlàng HSK 7-9 #5,847

to wander / to roam / to be homeless