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螯

áo

Character

What 螯 means

1. chela; nippers; claw; pincers (of crabs, lobsters, scorpions etc)

Words starting with 螯

• 螯肢áo zhīchelicera
• 螯虾áo xiācrayfish

Words containing 螯

• 绒螯蟹róng áo xièmitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis)
• 克氏原螯虾Kè shì yuán áo xiāred swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii); Louisiana crawfish

Characters built on 敖

These share the phonetic component 敖 (Áo), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 傲àoproud; arrogant; to despise
• 熬áoto cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure
• 嗷áoloud clamor; the sound of wailing
• 鳌áomythological sea turtle
• 獒áo(bound form) mastiff
• 遨áoto make an excursion; to ramble; to travel
• 骜àoa noble steed (literary); (of a horse) untamed; (fig.) (of a person) headstrong
• 鏊àogriddle; tava

Characters that look like 螯

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 餐cānmeal; to eat; classifier for meals
• 蕾lěibud
• 簧huángreed (of a music instrument); spring; coil
• 磐pánfirm; stable; rock
• 寮liáohut; shack; small window
• 窿lóngcavity; hole

Sounds the same

Read áo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 熬to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure
• 鳌mythological sea turtle
• 獒(bound form) mastiff
• 嗷loud clamor; the sound of wailing
• 遨to make an excursion; to ramble; to travel
• 鏖violent fighting
• 璈(mus. instr.)
• 廒granary
• 嶅hill strewn with stones; (used in place names)
• 摮(archaic) to hit; to strike; to smite
• 聱difficult to pronounce
• 謷greatness; slander; sound of weeping