Character

熬

áo HSK 5

熬 áo HSK 5

1. to cook grain etc. in water into a paste or porridge
2. to simmer something for a long time to extract active ingredients or remove moisture and impurities
3. to endure, to bear hardship and persevere
4. a surname
5. to consume; to waste (northern Mandarin)

Words using 熬 as áo (2)

1 熬夜 áo yè — stay up late HSK 5
- 熬 to endure, to go through
- 夜 night
Example

医生建议不要经常熬夜。

yī shēng jiàn yì bù yào jīng cháng áo yè

Doctors advise not to stay up late frequently.
2 煎熬 jiān áo — to suffer HSK 7
- 煎 to fry; represents heating/cooking pressure
- 熬 to boil/simmer; represents prolonged endurance
Example

等待考试成绩让我很煎熬。

děng dài kǎo shì chéng jì ràng wǒ hěn jiān áo

Waiting for exam results made me suffer greatly.

Structure & writing

熬 áo — to cook grain etc. in water into a paste or porridge

熬 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 敖 áo — to roam freely, wander at leisure

敖 is a component in 3 characters

HSK 4

傲 ào arrogant; proud

HSK 5

熬 áo to cook grain etc. in water into a paste or porridge

HSK 7

赘 zhuì superfluous; useless

2 灬 huǒ — fire radical

灬 is a component in 18 characters

HSK 1

点 diǎn a small drop of liquid; droplet 热 rè hot; high in temperature (opposite of 'cold')

HSK 2

然 rán (lit.) correct; right

HSK 3

照 zhào (of light) shine on an object 熊 xióng bear (large mammal with short tail, thick limbs, and hooked claws) 糕 gāo cake or pastry made from rice flour or wheat flour, e.g. 年糕, 蜂糕, 蛋糕

HSK 4

熟 shú ripe (of fruit or crops, opposite of '生')

HSK 5

烈 liè intense, strong, powerful (of concentration, force, momentum, etc.) 煮 zhǔ to boil or cook (food) in water over heat 熬 áo to cook grain etc. in water into a paste or porridge

HSK 6

杰 jié a person of outstanding talent 焦 jiāo scorched, charred (dried out by heat, turning yellowish-black, hard and brittle)

HSK 7

烹 pēng cooking method: stir briefly in hot oil, then add soy sauce and seasonings, and dish up immediately 煎 jiān to pan-fry (cook in a small amount of oil until surface is browned) 熙 xī (lit.) bright, radiant 燕 yàn swallow (bird with small body, long pointed wings, and forked tail) 蒸 zhēng to evaporate; (of liquid) to heat up and rise as vapor

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遮 zhē to block from view; to obscure

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