懂中文 Dong Chinese

繞

rào

entwine

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 堯 represents the sound.

Components
糹 meaning component

糹  Meaning component

sī, mì

  

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

堯 sound component

堯  Sound component

yáo

  

legendary ancient emperor-sage

Evolution

繞 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
繞 Regular script Modern

Regular 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

Most common words with 繞
Freq.
Word
Meaning

绕

to wind

围绕

to revolve around

环绕

to surround

绕道

detour

缠绕

twisting