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绕 - rào

entwine; wind around; surround

entwine; wind around; surround

How to read 绕

Click 绕 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinrào
Englishentwine; wind around; surround
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

绕嘴 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 绕地. Please read 绕射 one more time.

Common words with this character

hard to get one's mouth around; a tongue-twister
to orbit the Earth
to diffract
to go for a walk around; fig. to speak in a roundabout way

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 绕 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 绕嘴 and 绕地 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 绕.