饶 - ráo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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20 strokes
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饒 (饶)

ráo

Definition

rich
abundant
exuberant
to add for free
to throw in as bonus
to spare
to forgive
despite
although

Character Decomposition

Related words (19)

to spare; to forgive

to spare sb's life

to be rich in (some quality or other)

饒恕

ráo shù

to forgive; to pardon; to spare

饒有

ráo yǒu

full of (interest, humor, sentiment etc)

饒舌

ráo shé

talkative; to blather; to shoot one's mouth off; rap (genre of music)

饒過

ráo guò

to pardon; to excuse; to forgive

engrossing

rap music

rich and fertile

to beg for mercy

to forgive; to spare

fertile; richly provided

to beg forgiveness

to fertilize

to beg for mercy; to ask for forgiveness

輕饒

qīng ráo

to forgive easily; to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it)

不輕饒

bù qīng ráo

not to forgive easily; not to let off; (You, He) won't get away with it!

跪地求饒

guì dì qiú ráo

to kneel and beg forgiveness

Idioms (6)

饒有風趣

ráo yǒu fēng qù

bubbling with humor (idiom); witty and interesting

饒舌調唇

ráo shé tiáo chún

blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker

不依不饒

bù yī bù ráo

not to overlook, nor spare (idiom); unwilling to forgive; to treat severely without listening to excuses

求情告饒

qiú qíng gào ráo

to beg for forgiveness (idiom)

輕饒素放

qīng ráo sù fàng

easily forgive, simply release (idiom); to let sb off scot free

得饒人處且饒人

dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén

where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible

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