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绕
繞
rào
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
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

绕
rào
to entwine, to wind around; to orbit, to revolve
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

卷绕
juǎnrào
to wind
回绕
huírào
winding
围绕
wéirào
to revolve around
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旋绕
xuánrào
to curl up
环绕
huánrào
to surround
盘绕
pánrào
to coil (around sth)
萦绕
yíngrào
to linger on
缭绕
liáorào
to curl up
绕嘴
ràozuǐ
hard to get one's mouth around
绕地
ràodì
to orbit the earth
绕射
ràoshè
interference (of wave motion in physics)
绕弯
ràowān
to go for a walk around
绕手
ràoshǒu
thorny issue
绕流
ràoliú
turbulence (in fluid mechanics)
绕组
ràozǔ
coil (in electric motor or transformer)
绕绕
ràorào
twisting and turning
绕膝
ràoxī
(children) run around parent's knees
绕行
ràoxíng
detour
绕路
ràolù
to make a detour
绕过
ràoguò
to detour

Alternate Entries

绕
rào
variant of [[繞|绕<rào>]], to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour
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Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,484
Word Frequency Rank
4,332 of 84,292