绕 - rào - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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绕 (繞)

rào

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related words (34)

绕嘴

rào zuǐ

hard to get one's mouth around; a tongue-twister

to orbit the earth

interference (of wave motion in physics)

绕弯

rào wān

to go for a walk around; (fig.) to speak in a roundabout way

绕手

rào shǒu

thorny issue; tricky case

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

绕膝

rào xī

(children) run around parent's knees; (fig.) to stay to look after one's elderly parents

绕行

rào xíng

detour; long way around

绕路

rào lù

to make a detour; to take the long route

绕过

rào guò

to detour; to bypass; to circumvent; to avoid; to wind around (of a road etc)

绕道

rào dào

roundabout route; detour

绕一圈

rào yī quān

to go around one time; to do a circuit

tongue-twister

to go around in circles; to make a detour; (fig.) to beat about the bush

绕弯儿

rào wān r

to go for a walk around; (fig.) to speak in a roundabout way

绕弯子

rào wān zi

(lit.) to go on a long detour; (fig.) to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush

绕脖子

rào bó zi

tricky; involved; to beat about the bush

绕远儿

rào yuǎn r

the road twists here and there; to make a detour; to take a long way around

绕弯子儿

rào wān zǐ r

(lit.) to go on a long detour; (fig.) to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush

卷绕

juǎn rào

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

winding

to revolve around; to center on (an issue)

旋绕

xuán rào

to curl up; to wind around

环绕

huán rào

to surround; to circle; to revolve around

盘绕

pán rào

to coil (around sth); to twine; to weave (basketwork)

缠绕

chán rào

twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother

缭绕

liáo rào

to curl up; to linger on (sound)

萦绕

yíng rào

to linger on; to hover; to encircle

vine; twining stem

gastric bypass

to be captivated; to wonder; enchanting

Idioms (5)

绕来绕去

rào lái rào qù

meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere

绕梁三日

rào liáng sān rì

reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

绕膝承欢

rào xī chéng huān

to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)

余响绕梁

yú xiǎng rào liáng

reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

余音绕梁

yú yīn rào liáng

reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

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