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Keyword
to endure
  • to boil
  • to simmer
  • to endure pain
Frequency
#2205
Strokes
14
Readings
áo
Mnemonic
灬 (fire) gives the meaning and 敖 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
熬áo
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; torment
熬夜áoyè
to stay up late or all night
难熬nán'áo
(of pain or hardship) hard to bear
苦熬kǔ'áo
to endure (years of suffering)
熬出头áochūtóu
to break clear of all the troubles and hardships; to achieve success; to make it
熬煎áojiān
suffering; torture
熬药áoyào
to decoct medicinal herbs