饒 meaning and stroke order
Abundant, bountiful
How to write 饒, stroke by stroke
20 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 饒
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- rich
- abundant
- exuberant
- to add for free
- to throw in as bonus
- to spare
How 饒 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Food.
飠 gives the meaning and 堯 hints at the sound.
Radical: 飠 (food), shared by 44 characters on this site.
How to remember 饒
The food side 飠 means plenty to eat, and 堯 (yáo) gives the sound. Picture a table piled so high with food that there is more than enough, so you can be generous and even spare someone.
饒 (simplified 饶) appears mostly in set words. 富饶 (fùráo) describes rich land, while 饶恕 (ráoshù), 饶命 (ráomìng) and 求饶 (qiúráo) carry the sense of sparing or forgiving. Example: 这片土地很富饶。(Zhè piàn tǔdì hěn fùráo.) This land is very fertile.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 饒 with 繞 (rào, to wind around) and 燒 (shāo, to burn), which share the 堯 part. Check the left side: food 飠 means 饒, silk 糸 means 繞, fire 火 means 燒. Also keep the second tone for ráo, not the fourth tone of rào.
Common words with 饒
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 饒
How many strokes are in 饒?
饒 is written with 20 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 饒 mean?
饒 (ráo) means abundant, bountiful. A common word with it is 饶恕 (ráoshù), meaning "to forgive; to pardon".
How do you pronounce 饒?
饒 is pronounced ráo, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 饒?
The radical of 饒 is 飠, which carries the idea of "food". Dictionaries list 饒 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 饒?
饒 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 饶, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 饶了我吧 mean?
饶了我吧 (ráo le wǒ ba) means "spare me" or "give me a break." People use it seriously when begging for mercy, and jokingly when they are tired of something.
Can 饶 mean "even though"?
Yes. In patterns like 饶是 (ráoshì), it means "even though" or "despite." For example, 饶是他很小心，还是出错了 means "even though he was careful, he still made a mistake." This use is somewhat literary.