绕(rào)

HSK 59 strokesTrad. 繞

to wind

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Character information

Pinyin
rào
Meaning
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
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
繞

Origin & structure

Where 绕 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰纟尧

In this compound, the meaning comes from 纟 (thread); 尧 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

纟sī尧yáo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 绕 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 绕

Common words using 绕 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wéi围rào绕
HSK 5

to revolve around; to center on (an issue)

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huán环rào绕
HSK 7-9

to surround

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rào绕xíng行
HSK 7-9

to take a circular (or circuitous) route

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juàn卷rào绕

to wind; to coil; to spool; to loop around; winding

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huí回rào绕

winding

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pán盘rào绕

to coil (around sth)

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yíng萦rào绕

to linger on

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liáo缭rào绕

(of smoke from a chimney) to curl upward

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 绕’s common words

围环行卷回盘萦缭

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