凹(āo)

HSK 7-95 strokes
Readingsāowā

concave

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Character information

Pinyin
āo / wā
Meaning
concave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 凹 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱？一

A rectangle with a hollow

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

一yī

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 凹 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 凹

Common words using 凹 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

āo凹rù入

recessed; concave

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āo凹tū凸

concave or convex; bumps and holes; uneven (surface); rugged

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āo凹kēng坑

concave depression; crater

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āo凹cáo槽

recess

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āo凹hén痕

dent

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āo凹xiàn陷

to cave in; hollow; sunken; depressed

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jiǎ贾píng平āo凹

Jia Pingwa (1952-), Chinese novelist

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āo凹tū凸bù不píng平

(idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)

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