澳

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deep bay; cove; harbor

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HSK 3.0: Level 7–9
Strokes: 15
Radical: 水 +13
Structure: Left–right 左右
Traditional: 澳
Common rank: #1,473
Unicode: U+6FB3

Formation & memory

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How 澳 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 奥 sound ( ào )

Components 氵奥

How to remember it

deep inlet · Heisig RSH #2032

水 water + 奥 of great depth

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 澳

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
澳大利亚国立大学	Ào dà lì yà Guó lì Dà xué	Australian National University (ANU), Canberra
西澳大利亚州	Xī Ào dà lì yà Zhōu	Western Australia, Australian state
南澳大利亚州	Nán Ào dà lì yà Zhōu	South Australia, Australian state
西澳大利亚	Xī Ào dà lì yà	Western Australia, Australian state
澳大利亚首都特区	Ào dà lì yà Shǒu dū Tè qū	Australian Capital Territory
澳门国际机场	Ào mén Guó jì Jī chǎng	Macau International Airport
澳门立法会	Ào mén Lì fǎ huì	Legislative Council of Macao
澳大利亚	Ào dà lì yà	Australia
国务院港澳事务办公室	Guó wù yuàn Gǎng Ào Shì wù Bàn gōng shì	Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council
澳新军团日	Ào xīn jūn tuán rì	Anzac Day
澳大利亚洲	Ào dà lì yà zhōu	(geography) the Australian continent (Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea)
港澳地区	Gǎng Ào dì qū	Hong Kong and Macao area
澳大利亚联邦	Ào dà lì yà Lián bāng	Commonwealth of Australia
澳门市	Ào mén shì	Municipality of Macau
南澳县	Nán ào Xiàn	Nan'ao, a county in Shantou City 汕頭市\|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], Guangdong
澳新军团	Ào Xīn Jūn tuán	Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC)
澳洲广播电台	Ào zhōu Guǎng bō Diàn tái	Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Australian state-run broadcaster
南澳岛	Nán ào Dǎo	Nan'ao Island in Shantou 汕頭\|汕头[Shan4 tou2], Guangdong
澳新界	Ào xīn jiè	Australasian realm
港珠澳大桥	Gǎng Zhū Ào Dà qiáo	Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 奥 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
奥 sound part	ào	mysterious, obscure, profound; used in transliterations
懊	ào	vexed; regretful; nervous
噢	ō	to moan; interjection indicating pain or sadness
燠	yù	warm; warmth