Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

obscure; mysterious

Chinese: 深奥、奥秘;也指奥地利、奥林匹克。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ao” becomes a different word in each tone. 奥 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 奥秘ào mìsecret; mystery
  • 深奥shēn àoprofound; abstruse; recondite; profoundly
  • 神奥shén àomysterious; an enigma
  • 奥数ào shùolympiad mathematics; competition math
  • 奥步ào bùsee 沤步

Example Sentence

这道题的解法很奥妙。Zhè dào tí de jiě fǎ hěn ào miào.The solution to this problem is very ingenious.

Zhèthisdàoroadtopicdeof解法jiě fǎsolution (to a math problehěnvery奥妙ào miàomarvelous