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绕

Traditional: 繞 · 遶

rào

HSK 3.0 · 5HSK 2.0 · 5

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rào · jiu5 (Jyutping)

  1. to wind
  2. to coil (thread)
  3. to rotate around
  4. to spiral
  5. to move around
  6. to go round (an obstacle)
  7. to by-pass
  8. to make a detour
  9. to confuse
  10. to perplex
  11. variant of 繞|绕[rao4], to rotate around

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

绕

Meaning
entwine; wind around; surround
Radical
纟
Strokes
9
Components
⿰纟尧
Cangjie
VMJPU
Four-corner
2511

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