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

Radical: 凵 HSK 8 a ideographic

Components & Etymology

凹 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 凹

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 凹.

凹入
āo rù
cavity
凹凸
āo tū
bumpy
凹坑
āo kēng
concave depression
凹岸
āo àn
concave bank
凹度
āo dù
concavity
凹板
āo bǎn
intaglio
凹槽
āo cáo
recess
凹洞
āo dòng
cavity
凹版
āo bǎn
an engraved printing plate
凹痕
āo hén
dent
凹纹
āo wén
die (printing, metalwork etc)
凹线
āo xiàn
groove

Related characters (radical 凵)

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