yíng rào

Traditional: 縈繞

萦绕 (yíng rào) is a Chinese word meaning “to linger on; to hover; to encircle”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 萦绕

萦yíng · (literary) to wind around绕rào · to wind

Related words

绕to wind绕variant of 繞|绕[rao4], to rotate around围绕to revolve around绕道to go by a roundabout route环绕to surround缠绕twisting绕过to detour绕圈子to go around in circles绕行to take a circular (or circuitous) route绕弯子lit. to go on a long detour缭绕(of smoke from a chimney) to curl upward绕口令tongue-twister

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