绕

rào

“To wind” in Chinese is 绕 (rào).

Other characters with the syllable rao: see all 3 →

Meaning

to wind
to coil (thread)
to rotate around

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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

Example

他围绕着他的孩子们坐着。

From 围绕 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 绕

围绕wéiràoto revolve aroundHSK 5 环绕huánràoto surroundHSK 7-9 绕行ràoxíngto take a circular (or circuitous) routeHSK 7-9

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