饶 ráo
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 饣 — food
- Made of
- 饣 food 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
饶
ráo
to spare; to forgive
Character
Example phrases
- 老师这次饶了他，但明确表示下次绝不姑息。 Lǎoshī zhè cì ráo le tā, dàn míngquè biǎoshì xià cì jué bù gūxī. The teacher spared him this time, but made it clear that there would be no leniency next time.
- 求你饶了我吧，我再也不敢了。 Qiú nǐ ráo le wǒ ba, wǒ zài yě bù gǎn le. I beg you, spare me — I'll never dare to do it again.
- 哥哥不肯饶弟弟，非要他道歉不可。 Gēge bù kěn ráo dìdi, fēi yào tā dàoqiàn bùkě. The older brother refused to forgive the younger one and demanded an apology.
Related words
- 饶恕 ráoshù to forgive; to pardon
- 宽恕 kuānshù to forgive; forgiveness
- 谅解 liàngjiě to understand; to forgive; understanding
- 宽容 kuānróng to tolerate; tolerant; lenient
- 迁就 qiānjiù to accommodate; to yield to
- 容忍 róngrěn to tolerate; to put up with
- 抛弃 pāoqì to abandon; to discard
- 忍耐 rěnnài to endure; to tolerate
- 排斥 páichì to reject; to exclude; to repel
- 让步 ràngbù to make concessions; concession
- 轻视 qīngshì to look down on; to neglect; to underestimate
- 纠缠 jiūchán to entangle; to pester