盘绕

盤繞

pánrào

verb #57,479

Meanings

1 to coil around
2 to twine
3 to wind around

Characters

to wind, wrap around

Examples

藤蔓盘绕着大树。

Téngwàn pánràozhe dà shù.

The vines coil around the big tree.

一条蛇盘绕在石头上。

Yì tiáo shé pánrào zài shítou shàng.

A snake is coiled on the rock.

Tips

memory

盘 is a coiled-up plate/disk shape, 绕 means to wrap/wind around. Together: "plate-wind" — picture something wrapping itself into a flat coiled shape, like a snake or rope.

Stroke Order

盘 pán

绕 rào