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桡

橈
ráo
noun #66,506

Meanings

  1. 1 radius (forearm bone)
  2. 2 oar
  3. 3 to bend

Examples

HSK 6
他抓起船桡，把船划向岸边。
Tā zhuā qǐ chuánráo, bǎ chuán huá xiàng ànbiān.
He grabbed an oar and rowed the boat toward the shore.
HSK 7-9
桡骨是前臂的两根骨头之一。
Ráogǔ shì qiánbì de liǎng gēn gǔtou zhīyī.
The radius is one of the two bones of the forearm.

Tips

usage
Today 桡 is most common in the anatomy term 桡骨 (radius bone). It also has an older sense of an oar and a literary sense of bending.

Components

radical
木 mù
wood; tree
The wood radical 木 points to the original sense, a curved piece of wood and hence an oar. The bone meaning is a later borrowing.
phonetic
尧 yáo
lofty; the sage-king Yao
Supplies the sound, drifted from yáo to the modern reading ráo. The same phonetic drives 饶 and 绕.

Stroke Order

桡 ráo