Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced ao
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced ao, including 奥 ào, 澳 ào, 傲 ào. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
To say ao, begin on the vowel sound ao itself, hold its shape, and lay the tone over it; there is no initial to add.
Initial a
Start the syllable on the initial a, then run straight into the final o — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final o
Settle the final o into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (奥 ào, 澳 ào, 傲 ào) and lock in their tones. 3 common characters share the sound ao, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
ao turns up here with 1 different tone; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 奥, 澳, 傲 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing ao inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
3 common characters in this group.