熬 (āo, áo) — Chinese Character

熬

āo, áo

to boil; to stew; to simmer; to decoct; to endure; to hold out; to suffer; (āo) to cook (vegetables) in water

Radical: 灬 HSK 7 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

熬 decomposes into the following components:

敖灬

Semantic component: 灬; phonetic component: 敖.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 熬.

煎熬

jiān áo

to suffer

熬夜

áo yè

to stay up late or all night

熬煎

áo jiān

suffering

熬稃

āo fū

puffed grain

熬膏

áo gāo

熬药

áo yào

to decoct medicinal herbs

苦熬

kǔ áo

to endure (years of suffering)

难熬

nán áo

hard to bear

熬出头

áo chū tóu

熬头儿

áo tou r

熬更守夜

áo gēng shǒu yè

to stay up through the night (idiom)

媳妇熬成婆

xí fù áo chéng pó

Characters that share the radical 灬.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.