Chinese Word: 凹 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

凹Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Antonyms: 凸

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 凵

Ideographic:A rectangle with a hollow

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 白彐臼凵四田囗

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Pinyin: āo

English Definition:depressed; sunken; indented; concave; female (connector etc)

Chinese Definition:
①周围高，中间低，与“凸”相对：凹凸不平。凹透镜。凹版印刷(印刷术之一，与“凸版印刷”相反)。

Example Words:

凹陷	āo xiàn	to cave in; hollow; sunken; depressed
凹凸HSK 6	āo tū	concave or convex; bumps and holes; uneven (surface); rugged
凹版	āo bǎn	intaglio printing plate (or a print made with it)
凹镜	āo jìng	concave mirror
凹凸不平HSK 6	āo tū bù píng	uneven (surface); bumpy (road)