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ㄠao
ㄠ — the bopomofo symbol for ao
ㄠ is one of the 37 zhuyin symbols used to write Mandarin pronunciation in Taiwan. It is a final, written ao in pinyin and pronounced [au̯]. Like the ow in "how".
- Pinyin
- ao
- IPA
- [au̯]
- Called
- ao
- Type
- Compound finals
How to say it
Start at ㄚ and glide back and up towards ㄨ, rounding the lips.
Closest English soundLike the ow in "how".
Where the symbol comes from
幺
yāo · tiny, youngest
→ ㄠ
Directly from 幺 (yāo) — a single small silk thread.
In a word
貓
ㄇㄠ
māo
Cat
Do not mix it up with
Typing it
On the standard Taiwanese zhuyin keyboard, ㄠ sits on the L key.