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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- rao4
- English meanings
- circle, revolution, coil, wind, revolve around sth., entwine, weave, baffle, go around, confuse, go round, thread, move round, revolve, confusion, meander, make a detour, bypass, reel, be fuddled, detour, become entangled
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 纟; right 尧.
Meaning & sound clues
纟 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “thread”.
尧 is identified as the sound component (yáo). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 绕.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
disturb; harass
rich
Example sentences
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Related words
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