环绕
huánrào
to surround; to encircle
Characters in this word
绕 rào
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 山脉环绕着盆地，使这里形成了相对封闭的小气候。 Shānmài huánrào zhe péndì, shǐ zhèlǐ xíngchéng le xiāngduì fēngbì de xiǎo qìhòu. Mountains surround the basin, creating a relatively enclosed microclimate here.
- 湖水环绕着小岛，岛上只有一座房子。 Húshuǐ huánrào zhe xiǎodǎo, dǎo shang zhǐyǒu yí zuò fángzi. Lake water surrounds the small island, and there is only one house on it.
- 孩子们环绕在老师身边，听她讲故事。 Háizimen huánrào zài lǎoshī shēnbiān, tīng tā jiǎng gùshi. The children gathered around the teacher to listen to her tell a story.
Related words
- 环 huán ring
- 环保 huánbǎo environmental protection; eco-friendly
- 环境 huánjìng environment; surroundings
- 环节 huánjié step; part
- 耳环 ěrhuán earring
- 循环 xúnhuán to circulate
- 光环 guānghuán halo; aura
- 环比 huánbǐ to compare with the previous period; month-on-month
- 环球 huánqiú to go around the world; global
- 绕 rào to go around; to wind around
- 围绕 wéirào to surround; to center on
- 缠绕 chánrào to twine around; to be intertwined