萦绕 (yíng rào) — (of a feeling, thought, sound, etc.) to linger;…

Definition

Literary verb meaning a feeling, sound, or image that keeps circling in your mind or around a place — more poetic and written than everyday 'linger'.

verb

(of a feeling, thought, sound, etc.) to lingerto hover

萦绕，。
Yún wù yíng rào zài shān dǐng, jiǔ jiǔ bú sàn.
Mist lingered around the mountaintop and didn't disperse for a long time.
萦绕。
Tóng nián de huí yì yì zhí yíng rào zài xīn tóu.
Childhood memories have been lingering in my heart.
萦绕。
Nà shǒu qǔ zi zǒng shì yíng rào zài ěr biān.
That tune keeps hovering in my ears.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

萦yíngwind around

绕ràoencircle

萦 and 绕 both describe winding around, so together they convey lingering encirclement.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 繞; 绕 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìrope

Sound part声符shēngfú

堯

堯yáo繞rào

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 繞 pairs 糸 (rope) with 堯 as a sound component; the simplified 绕 is a later shorthand.