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rào

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rào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
rào | rao4
English translation
to entwine, to wind around; to orbit, to revolve

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About rào

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Number of strokes

18

Traditional form

rào

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

thread

Etymology of rào

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

糹堯

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

yáo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and yáo represents the sound. Simplified form of rào .

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Words with rào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
rào to wind rào
围绕 wéirào to revolve around圍繞
环绕 huán rào to surround環繞
绕道 rào dào detour繞道
缠绕 chánrào twisting纏繞
萦绕 yíng rào to linger on縈繞
绕行 rào xíng detour繞行
绕过 rào guò to detour繞過
绕圈子 rào quān zi to make a detour繞圈子
缭绕 liáo rào to curl up繚繞
绕口令 rào kǒu lìng tongue-twister繞口令
绕弯子 rào wān zi lit. to go on a long detour繞彎子
绕组 rào zǔ coil (in electric motor or transformer)繞組
绕路 rào lù to make a detour繞路
盘绕 pán rào to twine盤繞
魂牵梦绕 hún qiān mèng rào to be captivated魂牽夢繞
旋绕 xuán rào to curl up旋繞
余音绕梁 yú yīn rào liáng reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)餘音繞梁
卷绕 juǎn rào to wind卷繞
回绕 huí rào winding回繞
绕弯 rào wān to go for a walk around繞彎
绕梁三日 rào liáng sān rì reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)繞梁三日
绕嘴 rào zuǐ a tongue-twister繞嘴
绕脖子 rào bó zi tricky繞脖子

rào Decomposition & Compounds

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