纟
Primary radical
纟 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 绕.
CHINESE CHARACTER
绕 (rào): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order
rào
to entwine, to wind around; to orbit, to revolveHSK 59 strokes
LEARNING CONNECTIONS
尧
Phonetic component
尧 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.
STROKES · 9
PRACTISE WRITING →Write 绕 in 9 steps.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT
Vocabulary with 绕
HSK 5 · to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle)
HSK 5 · to revolve around; to center on (an issue)
HSK 7-9 · twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother
HSK 7-9 · to surround; to circle; to revolve around
HSK 7-9 · 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
HSK 7-9 · to go the long way round; to take a circuitous route; (of a route) circuitous
Examples using 绕
让卫星环绕地球的是重力。
Ràng wèi xīng huán rào dì qiú de shì zhòng lì。It's gravity that makes satellites move around the Earth.
让卫星环绕地球的是重力。
Ràng wèi xīng huán rào dì qiú de shì zhòng lì。It's gravity that makes satellites move around the Earth.
海王星绕行太阳一周要花一百六十五年。
Hǎi wáng xīng rào xíng tài yáng yì zhōu yào huā yì bǎi liù shí wǔ nián。It takes 165 years for Neptune to orbit around the sun.
FAQ
What does 绕 (rào) mean in Chinese?
to entwine, to wind around; to orbit, to revolve
How do you write 绕 in stroke order?
绕 has 9 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
What is the radical of 绕?
纟 is the radical in 绕. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
What are common words with 绕?
绕 (rào): to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); 围绕 (wéirào): to revolve around; to center on (an issue); 缠绕 (chánrào): twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother.