spiral
绕 is a 9 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as rào in the fourth tone.
In traditional Chinese the characters 繞 or 遶 may be used instead.
It is made up of the components 纟 (silk) and 尧 (surname Yao).
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 绕
Definitions for 绕 pronounced as 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
- to spiral
- to move around
- to go round (an obstacle)
- to by-pass
- to make a detour
Vocabulary
The most common words for 绕 — see all
- to revolve around
- to center on (an issue)
- to surround
- to circle
- to revolve around
- twisting
- to twine
- to wind
- to pester
- to bother
Collections
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