懂中文 Dong Chinese

绕

rào

entwine

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 尧 represents the sound. Simplified form of 繞.

Components
纟 meaning component

纟  Meaning component

mì, sī

  

silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

尧 sound component

尧  Sound component

yáo

  

a legendary ancient emperor-sage

Evolution

绕 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
绕 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
绕 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
绕 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

绕 (繞) 

rào

entwine; wind around; surround; to wind; to coil (thread); to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour; to confuse; to perplex

绕 (遶) 

rào

variant of 繞|绕[rào], to rotate around

Most common words with 绕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

绕

to wind

围绕

to revolve around

环绕

to surround

绕道

detour

缠绕

twisting