rào
Radical 120 · 9 strokes

to move around

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MEANING9 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to move around

    围着某物转动或经过wéizhe mǒuwù zhuǎndòng huò jīngguò

    • We walked around the lake.

  2. verb

    to move around

    走过某物周围;围在...四周zǒuguò mǒuwù zhōuwei; wéi zài... sìzhōu

  3. verb

    to spiral

    卷曲缠绕;环绕;转圈juǎnqū chánrào;huánrào;zhuǎnquān

    • This road winds around the mountain.

  4. verb

    to make a detour

    不走直路,往另一个方向走búzǒu zhílù, wǎng lìng yī ge fāngxiàng zǒu

    • Let's take a detour.

  5. verb

    to by-pass

    走过某个地方或物体的周围zǒuguò mǒugebèn dìfang huò wùtǐ de zhōuwéi

    • We went around that mountain.

  6. verb

    to make a detour

    走不直的路,改变方向前进zǒu bù zhí de lù, gǎibiàn fāngxiàng qiánjìn

  7. verb

    to spiral

    以圆形或螺旋形转动;环绕。yǐ yuánxíng huò luóxuánxíng zhuǎndòng; huánrào。

  8. verb

    to perplex

    使人困惑或不安shǐ rén kùnhuò huò búānquán

    • This question is really confusing.

  9. verb

    to confuse

    使人困惑;让人不明白shǐ rén kùnhuò; ràng rén bù míngbai

    • This problem has confused me.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A thread wound high and long like Mount Yao of King Yao suggests the meaning of going around in circles.

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