围绕 wéirào▶ alrededor

Stroke order

围绕 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 围 — 7 strokes
• 绕 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. to revolve around
2. to center on (an issue)

Related words

• 绕Alrededor
• 围巾bufanda
• 范围Rango; Alcance
• 包围Rodear
• 周围alrededor
• 缠绕bramante, cordel

围绕 is pronounced wéirào and means “alrededor”. It belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 围绕 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.