ㄠ = ao
ㄠ is a final: the vowel part at the end of a syllable. In pinyin it is written ao.
Pinyin aoIPA /au/Final · Compound finals3 strokesFrom 幺
How to say it
Glide from ㄚ to ㄨ: like “ow” in “how”.
Do not mix up
ㄠ starts wide open (ah-oo); ㄡ starts rounded (oh-oo). See ㄡ (ou) →
Where it comes from
ㄠ comes from the character 幺. Zhuyin symbols were made from parts of old characters in the 1910s.
Stroke order, step by step
Stroke order from Taiwan’s Ministry of Education. The dot shows where the new stroke starts.
Words with ㄠ
老
ㄌㄠˇ
lǎo · old; aged · TOCFL Novice 1
你好
ㄋㄧˇ ㄏㄠˇ
nǐ hǎo · Hello; Hi
小時
ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕˊ
xiǎo shí · hour · TOCFL Novice 1
早上
ㄗㄠˇ ㄕㄤˋ
zǎo shàng · morning · TOCFL Novice 1
小孩
ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄞˊ
xiǎo hái · child; kid · TOCFL Novice 1
漂亮
ㄆㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ
piào liàng · beautiful; pretty · TOCFL Novice 1
29 syllables with ㄠ
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