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澳

ào
#1,625 most
frequent character
deep bay, cove, harbor

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Ao4
Macao (abbr. for 澳門|澳门[Ao4men2])

Homophones

傲ào
proud
奥ào
obscure, mysterious

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