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缭

繚
liáo
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to wind around; to twine
  2. 2 to sew with slanting stitches

Examples

云雾缭绕在山腰。
Yúnwù liáorào zài shānyāo.
Mist curled around the mountainside.
乐声缭绕，若有若无。
Yuèshēng liáorào, ruòyǒuruòwú.
The melody lingered, faint and unbroken.

Tips

usage
Almost always seen in 缭绕 (liáorào), used for smoke, mist, or music that coils and lingers in the air. It carries a poetic, drifting feel rather than plain physical winding.

Components

radical
纟 jiǎosīpáng
silk; thread
The side silk radical 纟 (a left-side form of 糸, silk thread) marks an action of winding or stitching, like thread coiling around something.
phonetic
尞 liáo
phonetic element
The right side is a sound component read liáo; it gives this character its pronunciation. The same element appears in 瞭 and 燎.

Stroke Order

缭 liáo