绕 rào rǎo

entwine; wind around; surround

HSK 5 #1485

DEFINITIONS

绕 rào
  • to wind
  • to coil (thread)
  • to rotate around
  • to spiral
  • to move around
  • to go round (an obstacle)
  • to by-pass
  • to make a detour
  • to confuse
  • to perplex
  • variant of 繞|绕[rao4], to rotate around

STROKES

绕 stroke order diagram
绕 stroke order animation

WORDS

绕流 rào liú turbulence (in fluid mechanics)
绕组 rào zǔ coil (in electric motor or transformer)
绕绕 rào rào twisting and turning; involved and tricky
绕脖子 rào bó zi tricky; involved; to beat about the bush
绕膝 rào xī (children) run around parent's knees; fig. to stay to look after one's elderly parents
绕膝承欢 rào xī chéng huān to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
绕路 rào lù to make a detour; to take the long route
绕远儿 rào yuǎn r the road twists here and there; to make a detour; to take a long way around
绕腾 rào teng to run a long way around; fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush
缠绕茎 chán rào jīng vine; twining stem
胃绕道 wèi rào dào gastric bypass
余音绕梁 yú yīn rào liáng reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
余响绕梁 yú xiǎng rào liáng reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
魂牵梦绕 hún qiān mèng rào to be captivated; to wonder; enchanting
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