绕
rào
variant of 繞|绕[rao4], to rotate around
to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour
thread (纟) + sound rào (尧) = wind around; spiral
The silk radical (纟) suggests winding or wrapping — something threads around another thing. 尧 mainly contributes the sound rào; the meaning of circling and spiraling comes from the thread radical.
我们绕着湖走了一圈。
wǒ men rào zhe hú zǒu le yī quān。
We walked one loop around the lake.
前面的路堵了，我们只好绕道走。
qián miàn de lù dǔ le， wǒ men zhǐ hǎo rào dào zǒu。
The road ahead was blocked, so we had no choice but to take a detour.
Words with 绕
余音绕梁
yú yīn rào liáng
reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
余响绕梁
yú xiǎng rào liáng
reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
魂牵梦绕
hún qiān mèng rào
see 魂牽夢縈|魂牵梦萦[hun2 qian1 meng4 ying2]
卷绕
juǎn rào
to wind
回绕
huí rào
winding
围绕
wéi rào
to revolve around
旋绕
xuán rào
to curl up; to wind around
环绕
huán rào
to surround
盘绕
pán rào
to coil (around sth)
萦绕
yíng rào
to linger on
缭绕
liáo rào
(of smoke from a chimney) to curl upward
绕一圈
rào yī quān
to go around one time