common
literary

Meaning of

匝 means circle; lap; round; to surround; to encircle. Pronounced zā.

  • circle; lap; round
  • to surround; to encircle
  • full; all over; entire

Character Info

Radical
Strokes4
Components
丿

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

rào
shù
sān
 
zhī
 

Circling the tree three times, there is no branch to rest on.

yóu
rén
rào
ér
xíng
 
xīn
shǎng
yán沿
fēng
jǐng
 

Tourists walk around the lake in circles, enjoying the scenery along the way.

chē
lún
niǎn
guò
miàn
 
liú
xià
le
dào
yòu
dào
de
hén
 

The car wheels rolled over the ground, leaving circle after circle of marks.

rào
zhe
cāo
chǎng
pǎo
le
jiù
lèi
de
chuǎn
 

He ran five laps around the playground and was out of breath.

fēng
zheng
rào
zhe
diàn
xiàn线
gān
zhuàn
le
liǎng
cái
luò
xià
lái
 

The kite spun two times around the telephone pole before falling down.