Pinyin "rao4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "rao4" is split up into two parts: "r" and "ao4". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "r"

R is for Robinson Crusoe.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ao4"

In the aorta's bathroom.

Characters pronounced rao4

绕
繞
rào = r + ao4
to wind / to coil (thread) / to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour / to confuse / to perplex
绕 = 尧 + 纟 : Robinson Crusoe (r) and the silk worm (纟) want to pay their respect to Tang Yao (尧), so they coil up (绕) the silkworm's silk in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) to manufacture some fine clothes for Tang Yao while he waits for them to be finished.
绕
遶
rào = r + ao4
variant of 繞|绕[rao4], to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour
绕 = 尧 + 纟 : Robinson Crusoe (r) and the silk worm (纟) want to pay their respect to Tang Yao (尧), so they coil up (绕) the silkworm's silk in the aorta's bathroom (ao4) to manufacture some fine clothes for Tang Yao while he waits for them to be finished.