Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(surname); to spare

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “rao” becomes a different word in each tone. 饶 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 饶恕ráo shùto forgive; to pardon; to spare
  • 饶了ráo leto spare; to forgive
  • 饶有ráo yǒufull of (interest, humor, sentiment etc)
  • 饶过ráo guòto pardon; to excuse; to forgive
  • 饶命ráo mìngto spare sb's life

Example Sentence

这片土地物产丰饶,养育了一方百姓。Zhè piàn tǔ dì wù chǎn fēng ráo, yǎng yù le yì fāng bǎi xìng.This land is rich in produce, nourishing the local people.

Zhèthispiàndisk土地tǔ dìland物产wù chǎnproducts丰饶fēng ráorich and fertile养育yǎng yùto rearle(completed action)一方yì fānga party (in a contract or 百姓bǎi xìngcommon people