áo

bent and twisted

Components
敖 sound component

  Sound component

áo

  

ramble, stroll, roam

耳 meaning component

  Meaning component

ěr

  

ear

ear

Evolution

聱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
聱 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

áo

bent and twisted; too complicated; difficult to pronounce