rào rǎo

to wind; to rotate around; to move around

HSK 5 #1485

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1485th character
Radical ⽷ (120.6)
Strokes 9
Index # 1755
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

绕 rào
  1. 1. to wind
  2. 2. to rotate around
  3. 3. to move around
  4. 4. to go round (an obstacle)
  5. 5. to make a detour
  6. 6. to by-pass
  7. 7. to confuse
  8. 8. to perplex
  9. 9. to spiral
  10. 10. to coil (thread)
  11. 11. variant of rào, to rotate around

Stroke order

绕 stroke order diagram
绕 stroke order animation

Words containing 绕

Word Meaning
to center on (an issue); to revolve around
to wind; to twine; to pester
to take a detour; to go by a roundabout route
to surround; to revolve around; to circle
to linger on; to encircle; to hover
to bypass; to avoid; to circumvent
(fig.) to beat about the bush; to go around in circles
detour; long way around
beat around the bush; take a long detour
to curl up; to linger on (sound)
tongue-twister
to coil (around sth); to twine; to weave (basketwork)
to wind around; to curl up
winding
a tongue-twister; hard to get one's mouth around
fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to go for a walk around
to wind; to coil; winding
to go around one time; to do a circuit
to go round and round; be long-winded
to orbit the earth
interference (of wave motion in physics)
fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to go for a walk around
to beat about the bush
tricky case; thorny issue
hauntingly beautiful singing; lingering sound
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