huge sea turtle
鳌 is an 18 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as áo in the second tone.
In traditional Chinese the characters 鰲 or 鼇 may be used instead.
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 鳌
Definitions for 鳌 pronounced as áo
- mythological sea turtle
- variant of 鰲|鳌[ao2]
Vocabulary
The most common words for 鳌 — see all
- see 博鰲鎮|博鳌镇[Bo2 ao2 zhen4]
- to come first in triennial palace examinations (idiom, refers to the carved stone turtle head in front of the imperial palace, next to which the most successful candidate in the imperial examinations was entitled to stand)
- to be the champion
- to be the very best in any field
- Bo'ao seaside resort, Hainan