凹 āo

concave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)

HSK 7-95 strokes

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凹 · 5 strokes

5 strokes

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Ideograph⿱？一

A rectangle with a hollow

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āo rùrecessed; concave

āo tūconcave or convex; bumps and holes

āo kēngconcave depression; crater

āo cáorecess

āo héndent

āo xiànto cave in; hollow; sunken; depressed

jiǎ píng wāJia Pingwa (1952-), Chinese novelist

āo tū bù píng(idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)

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