饶 meaning and stroke order
Rich; abundant; exuberant
How to write 饶, stroke by stroke
9 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 饶
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- rich
- abundant
- exuberant
- to add for free
- to throw in as bonus
- to spare
How 饶 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Food.
饣 gives the meaning and 尧 hints at the sound.
Radical: 饣 (food), shared by 43 characters on this site.
How to remember 饶
The food side 饣 tells you the meaning is about plenty of food, and 尧 (yáo) gives the sound. Picture a table so full of food that you can afford to be generous and spare others.
饶 appears mostly in set words. 富饶 (fùráo) describes rich land, while 饶恕 (ráoshù), 求饶 (qiúráo) and 饶命 (ráomìng) are about mercy. Example: 饶了我吧。(Ráo le wǒ ba.) Give me a break, spare me.
Common mistake: Learners confuse 饶 with 绕 (rào, to go around) and 浇 (jiāo, to water), which share the 尧 part. Check the left side: food 饣 for 饶, silk 纟 for 绕, water 氵 for 浇. Also note that 饶 is second tone, while 绕 is fourth tone.
Common words with 饶
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
饶 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 饶
How many strokes are in 饶?
饶 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 饶 mean?
饶 (ráo) means rich; abundant; exuberant. A common word with it is 饶恕 (ráoshù), meaning "to forgive; to pardon".
How do you pronounce 饶?
饶 is pronounced ráo, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 饶?
The radical of 饶 is 饣, which carries the idea of "food". Dictionaries list 饶 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 饶?
The traditional form of 饶 is 饒. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 饶 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 饶 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 饶 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
How can a character meaning abundant also mean to forgive?
The dictionary senses include to add for free and to spare. Having plenty means you can let something go, so the sense of giving extra extends to sparing someone. In modern Chinese the mercy meaning shows up in words like 饶恕 and 饶命.
Is 饶 used in everyday speech?
Yes, mostly in fixed phrases. 饶了我吧 (ráo le wǒ ba), meaning spare me or give me a break, is common and often playful. 饶舌 (ráoshé) for talkative and 富饶 (fùráo) for fertile land are more formal or written.