How to write 凹
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Meaning of 凹
Pinyin
āo、 wā
Radical
凵
Strokes
5
Definition
a depression / indentation / concave / hollow
Usage
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凹 [āo]
形
1. 周围高，中间低，与“凸”相对。
(En. concave; hollow; sunken; dented)
2. 周围高，中间低：凹凸不平。凹透镜。凹版印刷（印刷术之一，与“凸版印刷”相反）。
(En. Concave, indicating uneven surfaces; concave lens; intaglio printing, which is the opposite of relief printing.)
引：
1. 《神异经·北方荒经》：其湖无凹凸，平湖无高下。
(Reference: "Shen Yi Jing · North Wilderness Classic": The lake is neither concave nor convex, it is flat with no highs or lows.)
例：
又如: 凹岸; 凹面; 凹洼 (凹陷); 凹地; 凹处
(Examples: concave bank; concave surface; depression; hollow ground; concave place.)
同“洼”（用于地名）：核桃凹（在中国山西省）。
(Same as "wa" (used in place names): Walnut Hollow (in Shanxi Province, China).)
（*引自繁体辞典解释）
（一）之又音。
(*Referenced from Traditional Dictionary Explanation)
This denotes the pronunciation variant.
凹心脸儿、凹窑儿的凹的语音。
(Pronunciations of the terms like "concave face" and "concave kiln.")
Same Pronunciation Characters
Same Radical Characters
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Input Method for 凹
Pinyin
ao1
Wubi
mmgd|hnhg
Cangjie
ssu
Zhengma
iyxa
Four Corner
77770
Unicode
U+51f9
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