Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Character: 绕 Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 939, Entry 14 Pronounced rao (rising tone). In the Explanations of Characters (Shuowen), it means to wind around. In the Book of Records of Good Fortune (Ganlu Zishu), the character meaning to wind around (rao) is interchangeable with the variant form (rao). It is also a surname. In the Zuo Commentary to the Spring and Autumn Annals (Zuozhuan), during the thirteenth year of Duke Wen, it is mentioned that Rao Chao gave a bamboo slip as a gift. The commentary notes that Rao Chao was a high official of the State of Qin. Also pronounced rao (even tone). The character meaning to disturb (nao) is sometimes written in this variant form (rao).