绕rào
to wind, coil, go around. 9 strokes, radical 纟, first met in HSK 5.
How to write 绕
Strokes 1–3 write 纟, then strokes 4–9 write 尧.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 绕 · the stroke-order rules
What 绕 is made of
纟 (sī, silk) and 尧 (yáo, a legendary ancient emperor-sage).
纟 carries the meaning — thread — and 尧 carries the sound.
Words that use 绕
| 绕 | to wind, coil, go around 指沿着弯曲的路线延伸或行走 山路蜿蜒盘绕伸向远方。The mountain trail wound its way into the distance. Lesson 473, 人间大爱 · 勤敏笃学与惠泽人间 · Industrious Culture & Altruistic Humanity |
| 围绕 | to revolve around, focus on 指以某事物为中心开展活动 工作紧紧围绕群众利益。The work centered on residents' immediate interests. Lesson 495, 严规肃纪 · 笃守圭臬与温润崇德 · Principled Duty & Cultivated Warmth |
Characters that share the sound part 尧
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 纟
All 44 of them, and what the radical means, on the 纟 radical page.