澳
ào
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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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