ráo
桡
oar; radius bone
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
oar; scull (for rowing boats)
literaryLiterary term used in classical Chinese and formal descriptions of boating. Rare in modern spoken language.
Tā他
wò握
zhe着
chuán船
ráo橈
，
qīng轻
qīng轻
huá划
pò破
shuǐ水
miàn面
。
He grasped the scull, gently breaking the surface of the water.
Guì桂
zhào棹
xī兮
lán兰
ráo橈
，
fàn泛
yóu游
yú于
bì碧
bō波
zhī之
shàng上
。
With cassia oars and orchid sculls, they floated upon the emerald waves.
noun
radius (the shorter and outer bone of the forearm)
technicalAnatomical terminology, most commonly appears in the compound 桡骨 (ráogǔ) meaning 'radius bone'.
Tā他
cóng从
zì自
xíng行
chē车
shàng上
shuāi摔
xià下
lái来
，
shuāi摔
duàn断
le了
ráo桡
gǔ骨
。
He fell off his bicycle and fractured his radius.
Yī医
shēng生
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
tā他
de的
ráo桡
dòng动
mài脉
。
The doctor examined his radial artery.