鰲
áo

huge sea turtle

Phonosemantic compound. 魚 represents the meaning and 敖 represents the sound.

Components

魚
魚 Meaning component
yú fish
敖
敖 Sound component
áo, aó, ào ramble, stroll, roam

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangŋaːw

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Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

鳌 áo huge sea turtle Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 鱼 represents the meaning and 敖 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鰲.

Components

鱼
鱼 Meaning component
yú fish
敖
敖 Sound component
áo, aó, ào ramble, stroll, roam

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode