ào

wild horse

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangŋaːw
ŋaːws
Unicodengɑu
ngɑ̀u

說文解字

駿馬。以壬申日死,乘馬忌之。从馬敖聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

ào, yào wild horse Simplified

A rambling  horse  also provides the pronunciation

Components

SoundMeaning component
áo, aó, ào ramble, stroll, roam
Meaning component
horse

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode