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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 鳌

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
鳌 aó - mythological sea turtle
鳌 aó - variant of 鰲|鳌[ao2]

List Ranking for: 鳌

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 70,308 9,723 22,362

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 敖 鱼

Radical:

鱼

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

敖

Semantic:

鱼

Hint:

Fish

Other Words Containing 鳌

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
独占鳌头 - - 56,088 44,527 55,342
鳌 - - 70,308 9,723 22,362