饶 (ráo): forgive, rich

饶 (ráo) is a Chinese character meaning “forgive, rich.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 饣 (semantic) and 尧 (phonetic). It ranks #2210 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 饶 food. Its radical form 饣 (eat) appears in many related characters such as 饭 (fàn, meal, rice), 饿 (è, hungry), 馆 (guǎn, restaurant, hall).

Native pronunciation

HSK 7-9 Radical: 饣 eat9 strokesFrequency #2210饣 semantic 尧 phonetic

Definitions

forgive, rich

Etymology & Origin

饶

pictophoneticfood

Decomposition: ⿰饣尧 (layout: left-right)

Components:饣semantic 尧phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
饶恕	ráo shù	to forgive
饶舌	ráo shé	talkative
求饶	qiú ráo	to beg forgiveness
富饶	fù ráo	fertile
饶命	ráo mìng	to spare sb's life
不依不饶	bù yī bù ráo	not to overlook, nor spare (idiom)
丰饶	fēng ráo	rich and fertile
饶有兴趣	ráo yǒu xìng qù	engrossing
饶有	ráo yǒu	full of (interest, humor, sentiment etc)
告饶	gào ráo	to beg for mercy
讨饶	tǎo ráo	to beg for mercy
得饶人处且饶人	dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén	where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom)
求情告饶	qiú qíng gào ráo	to beg for forgiveness (idiom)
上饶市	shàng ráo shì	Shangrao, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3]
饶有风趣	ráo yǒu fēng qù	bubbling with humor (idiom)

Total compounds

As first character

As last character

As middle character

饶 appears in 37 compound words: 49 as the first character, 41 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 饶 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

漱shù

0.602930 co-occurrences

舌shé

0.5934,014 co-occurrences

恕shù

0.5591,374 co-occurrences

翘qiáo

0.558690 co-occurrences

绅shēn

0.476456 co-occurrences

腾téng

0.454774 co-occurrences

县xiàn

0.4496,246 co-occurrences

丰fēng

0.4361,446 co-occurrences

贤xián

0.424714 co-occurrences

铅qiān

0.421264 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

不依不饶bùyībùráoHSK 7+

to not stop pestering (in order to achieve one's goal); unforgiving; unwilling to pardon

phrase

饶舌调唇ráo shé tiáo chúnHSK 7+

blabbing and showing off (idiom); loud-mouthed trouble maker

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

请饶恕我的过错，我保证以后不会再犯。

Qǐng ráoshù wǒ de guòcuò, wǒ bǎozhèng yǐhòu bú huì zài fàn.

Please forgive my mistake; I promise not to do it again.

TvbsApr 2026

饶河夜市卖淀粉肠挨轰!成分不明售价贵6倍 ...

ráo hé yè shì mài diàn fěn cháng āi hōng ! chéng fēn bù míng shòu jià guì 6 bèi . . .

中時新聞網Apr 2026

饶河夜市卖淀粉肠!业者“没送食品检验”被炎...

ráo hé yè shì mài diàn fěn cháng ! yè zhě méi sòng shí pǐn jiǎn yàn bèi yán . . .

Nownews今日新聞Mar 2026

漫威大咖女星出没饶河夜市!陈静大嗑小吃:吃到人生最好吃胡椒...

màn wēi dà kā nǚ xīng chū méi ráo hé yè shì ! chén jìng dà 嗑 xiǎo chī : chī dào rén shēng zuì hǎo chī hú jiāo . . .

SmzdmMar 2026

谁说潮州只有潮汕菜?饶平才是宝藏!

shéi shuō cháo zhōu zhī yǒu cháo 汕 cài ? ráo píng cái shì bǎo zàng !

Who says Chaozhou is only about Chaozhou-Shantou cuisine? Raoping is the real hidden gem!

NewsFeb 2026

汪小菲过年带子逛饶河夜市脱口“台湾”赶紧加“中国”

wāng xiǎo 菲 guò nián dài zǐ guàng ráo hé yè shì tuō kǒu tái wān gǎn jǐn jiā zhōng guó

Wang Xiaofei took his son to Raohe Night Market during the New Year celebrations. He blurted out "Taiwan" and quickly added "China."

Tatoeba

公主向皇帝请求饶恕。

Gōngzhǔ xiàng huángdì qǐngqiú ráoshù.

The princess begged forgiveness from the emperor.

Tatoeba

你喜欢饶舌音乐吗 ?

Nǐ xǐhuan ráoshéyīnyuè ma?

Do you like rap?

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 饶 (ráo) mean in Chinese?

饶 (ráo) primarily means "forgive, rich." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2210 in character frequency.

What's the difference between 饶 and 穷?

饶 (ráo) and 穷 (qióng) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 饶 (rich) vs 穷 (poor).

How many strokes does 饶 have?

饶 is written with 9 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.

What is the radical of 饶?

The radical associated with 饶 is 饣 (eat). This radical appears in many characters related to eat.

What are the components of 饶?

饶 is composed of: 饣 (semantic), 尧 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰饣尧 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.

What are common words containing 饶?

Common words with 饶 include: 饶恕 (ráo shù, "to forgive"); 饶舌 (ráo shé, "talkative"); 求饶 (qiú ráo, "to beg forgiveness"); 富饶 (fù ráo, "fertile"); 饶命 (ráo mìng, "to spare sb's life"). There are over 37 compound words containing this character.

What characters sound the same as 饶 (ráo)?

Several characters share the pronunciation ráo: 绕 (to wind), 扰 (to disturb). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.

Is 饶 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

No. The simplified form is 饶 and the traditional form is 饒.

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