Chinese Word: 鰲 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

鰲 (Simplified: 鳌)

Pinyin: áo

English Definition: mythological sea turtle

Chinese Definition:
①传说中海里的大龟或大鳖。［例］于是女娲炼五色石以补苍天，断鳌足以立四极。——《淮南子·览里》。［合］鳌里夺尊(做杰出人物中的佼佼者)。

Total strokes: 22; Radical: 魚

Pictophonetic:敖 indicates the sound; 魚 (fish) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 敖 [ áo ] to ramble, to play about; leisurely; surname
- 魚 [ yú ] fish

Similar Characters: 鳌

	鰲抃	áo biàn	to clap and dance with joy
	鰲背負山	áo bèi fù shān	debt as heavy as a mountain on a turtle's back

1		zài 在 ēn shī shì 恩施市 áo 鳌 jǐ 脊 shān dǐng 山顶。 Columbus in enshi "mountain ridge."
2		yòng 用 tā men 他们 de 的 yí duì 一对 dà 大 áo 鳌 bǔ zhuō 捕捉 liè wù 猎物。 They use their pair of pedipalps to seize their prey.
3		tā 它 yòng 用 áo 鳌 yí yàng 一样 de 的 shǒu zhǐ 手指 zhǐ 指 zhe 着 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 xiōng táng 胸膛。 It pointed a claw-like finger at his chest.
4		zhè 这 zhǐ 只 áo yú 鳌鱼 de 的 bàng 磅 dà dōu 大都 kě yǐ 可以 yòng 用 áo 鳌 zú 足 ná lái 拿来 dǐng tiān 顶天。 This only relate to the pound fish mostly can relate to bring in enough heaven.
5		mó guǐ 魔鬼 yòu 又 wǎng 往 qián 前 mài 迈 le 了 yí bù 一步， dài zhe 带着 yī gǔ 一股 fǔ làn 腐烂 de 的 yú 鱼 de 的 wèi dao 味道。 tā 它 yòng 用 áo 鳌 yí yàng 一样 de 的 shǒu zhǐ 手指 zhǐ 指 zhe 着 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 xiōng táng 胸膛。 The demon took another stride forward, carrying with it a smell of rotting fish. It pointed a claw-like finger at his chest.

1		zài 在 ēn shī shì 恩施市 áo 鳌 jǐ 脊 shān dǐng 山顶。 Columbus in enshi "mountain ridge."
2		yòng 用 tā men 他们 de 的 yí duì 一对 dà 大 áo 鳌 bǔ zhuō 捕捉 liè wù 猎物。 They use their pair of pedipalps to seize their prey.
3		tā 它 yòng 用 áo 鳌 yí yàng 一样 de 的 shǒu zhǐ 手指 zhǐ 指 zhe 着 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 xiōng táng 胸膛。 It pointed a claw-like finger at his chest.
4		zhè 这 zhǐ 只 áo yú 鳌鱼 de 的 bàng 磅 dà dōu 大都 kě yǐ 可以 yòng 用 áo 鳌 zú 足 ná lái 拿来 dǐng tiān 顶天。 This only relate to the pound fish mostly can relate to bring in enough heaven.
5		mó guǐ 魔鬼 yòu 又 wǎng 往 qián 前 mài 迈 le 了 yí bù 一步， dài zhe 带着 yī gǔ 一股 fǔ làn 腐烂 de 的 yú 鱼 de 的 wèi dao 味道。 tā 它 yòng 用 áo 鳌 yí yàng 一样 de 的 shǒu zhǐ 手指 zhǐ 指 zhe 着 zì jǐ 自己 de 的 xiōng táng 胸膛。 The demon took another stride forward, carrying with it a smell of rotting fish. It pointed a claw-like finger at his chest.