熬

áo

HSK 7-93 readings

“To simmer” in Chinese is 熬 (áo).

Other characters with the syllable ao: see all 5 →

Meaning

to simmer; to boil slowly
to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct
to endure

Example

她熬夜习惯了。

She is used to staying up late.

From 熬夜 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

āoto simmer; to boil slowly
áoto cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct / to endure

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Words containing 熬

熬夜áoyèto stay up late or all nightHSK 7-9

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