懂中文 Dong Chinese

饒

ráo

bountiful

Phonosemantic compound. 飠 represents the meaning and 堯 represents the sound.

Components
飠 meaning component

飠  Meaning component

shí

  

eat

飠 is a component form of 食.

堯 sound component

堯  Sound component

yáo

  

legendary ancient emperor-sage

Evolution

饒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
饒 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
饒 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

饶 (饒) 

ráo

bountiful, abundant, plentiful; rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although

饶 (饒) 

Ráo

surname Rao

Most common words with 饒
Freq.
Word
Meaning

饶

rich

饶恕

to forgive

求饶

to beg forgiveness

饶舌

talkative

饶命

to spare sb's life