CHINESE CHARACTER

熬 (áo): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

áo

to boil, to simmer; to endure pain

HSK 514 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

灬

Primary radical

灬 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 熬.

敖

Phonetic component

敖 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 14

Write 熬 in 14 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 熬

熬夜áoyè

HSK 5 · to stay up late or all night

熬áo

HSK 7-9 · to simmer; to boil slowly; to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure

煎熬jiān’áo

HSK 7-9 · to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture

Examples using 熬

熬夜

我又熬夜了。

Wǒ yòu áo yè le。

I stayed up all night again.

FAQ

What does 熬 (áo) mean in Chinese?

to boil, to simmer; to endure pain

How do you write 熬 in stroke order?

熬 has 14 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 熬?

灬 is the radical in 熬. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 熬?

熬夜 (áoyè): to stay up late or all night; 熬 (áo): to simmer; to boil slowly; to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure; 煎熬 (jiān’áo): to suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture.