- 绕 繞 verbto detourto make a detour; to go around an obstacle; to bypass a route
- indirectnessmetaphorical indirectness in speech or action, often used with the word 绕 to mean speaking in a roundabout way or beating around the bush
- 儿 兒 particleaffix[erhua suffix]A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.