熬

áo

cook down, to boil; endure

How to write 熬, stroke by stroke

to boil; to simmer; to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure

Pictophonetic: semantic 灬 (fire), phonetic 敖

Made of 敖 + 灬

煎熬jiān áoto suffer; to torture; to torment; ordeal; suffering; torture; torment
难熬nán áo(of pain or hardship) hard to bear
熬夜áo yèto stay up late or all night
熬出头áo chū tóuto break clear of all the troubles and hardships; to achieve success; to make it
熬药áo yàoto decoct medicinal herbs
熬头儿áo tou r(coll.) the reward of one's efforts; the light at the end of the tunnel
苦熬kǔ áoto endure (years of suffering)
熬煎áo jiānsuffering; torture
熬膏áo gāoto simmer to a paste
熬稃āo fūpuffed grain; popped wheat; popcorn
熬更守夜áo gēng shǒu yèto stay up through the night (idiom)

他们的煎熬过了。
tā men de jiān áo guò le 。
Their ordeal is over.
你最好不要熬夜。
nǐ zuì hǎo bú yào áo yè 。
You had better not stay up late.
他经常在晚上熬夜。
tā jīng cháng zài wǎn shàng áo yè 。
He often stays up late at night.
我哥哥经常熬夜看小说。
wǒ gē ge jīng cháng áo yè kàn xiǎo shuō 。
My brother would often stay up all night reading novels.
他养成了熬夜的习惯。
tā yǎng chéng le áo yè de xí guàn 。
He fell into the habit of keeping late hours.