What 繞 means
It means winding, circling, or taking a route around.
The Shuowen Jiezi, an early dictionary of Chinese characters, defines 繞 as entangling. It analyzes the graph as 糸, the thread component, plus 堯, the sound component.
The word covers physical wrapping, circling a place, taking a detour, and speaking around a point. Japanese also uses 繞 as a kanji—a Chinese-origin character used in Japanese—with senses of going around, wrapping, or becoming entangled.
How is 繞 different from 绕?
繞 is traditional; 绕 is simplified Chinese.
They represent the same everyday word and senses. 遶 is a documented later variant associated with 繞 and its winding and going-around range; it is a separate written form, not just a font's drawing.
Han-character fonts and regional glyph styles can change stroke details. A different drawing does not by itself change the word; orthography distinguishes 繞 from 绕 and 遶.
Neutral alone; compounds can make it physical, navigational, or evasive.
繞圈子 can sound like an accusation that someone is dodging the point.
Who writes 繞
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What it means when someone sends it to you
4 readingsIt describes physically wrapping around an object.
Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 繞 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 繞
- Search it as
- 绕 · rào · rao · wind around · detour · bypass · entangle · surround
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
繞\7E5ECodes and encoding1 code points
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