Chinese symbol for “obscure”
奥
ào
Traditional: 奧
obscure; mysterious
The closest CC-CEDICT match for obscure is 奥 (ào), defined as: obscure; mysterious.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “obscure”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 混淆 | hùn xiáo | to obscure; to confuse |
| 不明不白 | bù míng bù bái | (idiom) obscure; dubious; shady |
| 含含糊糊 | hán hán hú hú | (of speech) obscure; unclear |
| 暗昧 | àn mèi | obscure; remaining unenlightened |
| 无名 (無名) | wú míng | nameless; obscure |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 奥.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奥秘 (奧祕) | ào mì | secret; mystery |
| 深奥 (深奧) | shēn ào | profound; abstruse |
| 奥妙 (奧妙) | ào miào | marvelous; mysterious |
| 奥数 (奧數) | ào shù | olympiad mathematics; competition math |
| 奥氏体 (奧氏體) | ào shì tǐ | (metallurgy) austenite; austenitic |
| 奥援 (奧援) | ào yuán | hidden ally; powerful support |
See also: Japanese symbol for “obscure”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.