ào
noun #72,572

Meanings

  1. 1 flat iron griddle for baking flatbread

Examples

HSK 7-9
Nǎinai zài àozi shàng lào báobǐng.
Grandma fries thin pancakes on the iron griddle.

Tips

history
Rare in modern Chinese, surviving mostly in the regional word 鏊子 (a flat baking pan). It is the metal radical under phonetic , the same sound element seen in and .

Components

radical
jīn
metal; gold
The metal radical at the base marks this as a forged iron implement, grouping it with other metalware like and . It supplies the meaning, not the sound.
phonetic
áo
to ramble (phonetic)
Sits on top and carries the sound áo. The same phonetic drives (to simmer) and (pincer); here it tells you only how to say the character.

Stroke Order

ào