绕
rào
entwine; wind around; surround
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 糸
- HSK
- 5
- Tone
- 4
Traditional form: 繞
Stroke order
Example sentences
日本被海环绕着。
Rì běn bèi hǎi huán rào zhe
Japan is surrounded by sea.
地球绕着太阳转。
Dì qiú rào zhe tài yang zhuǎn
The Earth moves around the sun.
狗绕着桌子走。
Gǒu rào zhe zhuō zi zǒu
The dog is walking around the table.
你最喜欢哪一个绕口令?
Nǐ zuì xǐ huan nǎ yī ge rào kǒu lìng
What's your favorite tongue twister?
Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.
Words containing 绕
- 绕rào 4to 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
- 围绕wéi rào 2–4 to revolve around; to center on (an issue)
- 缠绕chán rào 2–4 twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother
- 环绕huán rào 2–4 to surround; to circle; to revolve around
- 绕行rào xíng 4–2 to take a circular (or circuitous) route; to do a circuit; (of a planet) to orbit; (of a sailor) to circumnavigate; to take a detour; to bypass