饶 ráo abundant
abundant; bountiful; rich; to spare; to forgive
How to remember 饶: 饣 food + 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage = abundant. At the costume party, the table of food is so full that the guest dressed as a legendary ancient emperor-sage calls it abundant.
Component breakdown
饶 = 饣 food + 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage
- 饣 food
- 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage
At the costume party, the table of food is so full that the guest dressed as a legendary ancient emperor-sage calls it abundant.
How it is used
- To forgive/spare: 饶恕 (ráoshù) to pardon, 饶命 (ráo mìng) to spare someone's life - 求你饶了我 (qiú nǐ ráole wǒ) please let me off.
- Also 'abundant/plentiful': 富饶 (fùráo) rich and fertile (of land) - 富饶的土地 (fùráo de tǔdì) bountiful soil.
- And 'moreover/though' in colloquial 饶是 (ráoshì) even so; the forgiving and abundant senses are the main two.