澳

Ao4
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Macao (abbr. for 澳門|澳门[Ao4men2])

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

澳 uses 氵 water as the meaning part and 奧 ào for the sound. It first meant the edges of a body of water. From that it grew to a bay or cove, and then a harbor.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

澳ào
deep bay, cove, harbor

Homophones

奥Ao4
Austria (abbr. for 奧地利|奥地利[Ao4 di4 li4])

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