萦绕 meaning in English

yíngrào

to linger on; to hover

Traditional 縈繞20 strokes

Meaning of 萦绕

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yíngrào
  1. to linger on
  2. to hover
  3. to encircle

萦绕 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ昨zuó晚wǎn一yī整zhěng夜yè没méi睡shuì好hǎo,因yīn为wèi有yǒu许xǔ多duō事shì情qíng萦yíng绕rào在zài我wǒ的de心xīn头tóu。
I couldn't sleep well last night because there were lots of things on my mind.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

萦 yíng · to coil · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
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  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

绕 rào · to wind · 9 strokes

  1. 1
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  3. 3
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  8. 8
  9. 9

Related words

Words that share a character with 萦绕.

围绕wéiràoto revolve around; to center on (an issue)
环绕huánràoto surround; to circle
绕行ràoxíngto take a circular (or circuitous) route; to do a circuit
绕过ràoguòto detour; to bypass
绕道ràodàoto go by a roundabout route; to take a detour
缠绕chánràotwisting; to twine
绕圈子ràoquānzito go around in circles; to make a detour

Questions about 萦绕

What does 萦绕 mean?

萦绕 (yíngrào) means "to linger on; to hover".

How do you write 萦绕?

萦绕 is made of 2 characters: 萦 (11 strokes), 绕 (9 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

How is 萦绕 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 萦绕 is written 縈繞.