度 dù degree
degree; manner; measure; extent
How to remember 度: 广 broad + 廿 twenty + 又 again = degree. Inside the broad mountain hut the hikers count twenty thermometers, and the guide checks again before announcing minus ten degrees.
Component breakdown
度 = 广 broad + 廿 twenty + 又 again
- 广 broad
- 廿 twenty
- 又 again
Inside the broad mountain hut the hikers count twenty thermometers, and the guide checks again before announcing minus ten degrees.
How it came to be
A roof with twenty under it and a hand at the bottom: measuring by hand-spans against a wall. The number the hand counts to is the degree.
How it is used
- A degree/measure/extent - 温度 (wēndù) temperature, 速度 (sùdù) speed, 程度 (chéngdù) degree/extent.
- 态度 (tàidu) = attitude/manner: 态度很好 (tàidu hěn hǎo) has a good attitude.
- As a verb, 度假 (dùjià) = to vacation: 去海边度假 (qù hǎibiān dùjià) go to the coast for a holiday.
Characters built with 度
Words with 度
- 速度sùdùspeedHSK 4
- 态度tàidumannerHSK 4
- 温度wēndùtemperatureHSK 4
- 度假dùjiàto go on holidaysHSK 4
- 摄氏度shèshìdù°C (degrees Celsius)HSK 4
- 制度zhìdùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc)HSK 5
- 厚度hòudùthicknessHSK 5
- 季度jìdùquarter of a yearHSK 5
- 宽度kuāndùwidthHSK 5
- 强度qiángdùstrengthHSK 5
- 深度shēndùdepthHSK 5
- 程度chéngdùdegreeHSK 5
- 角度jiǎodùangleHSK 5
- 过度guòdùexcessiveHSK 5
- 长度chángdùlengthHSK 5
- 难度nándùdegree of difficultyHSK 5
- 高度gāodùheightHSK 5
- 力度lìdùstrengthHSK 6
- 密度mìdùdensityHSK 6
- 幅度fúdùwidthHSK 6
- 年度niándùyear (e.g. school year, fiscal year)HSK 6
- 湿度shīdùhumidity levelHSK 6
- 热度rèdùlevel of heatHSK 6
- 进度jìndùrate of progressHSK 6
- 适度shìdùmoderatelyHSK 6
- 限度xiàndùlimitationHSK 6
- 一度yídùfor a timeHSK 7
- 再度zàidùonce moreHSK 7
- 极度jídùextremelyHSK 7
- 温度计wēndùjìthermometerHSK 7
- 精度jīngdùprecisionHSK 7
- 经度jīngdùlongitudeHSK 7
- 调度diàodùto dispatch (vehicles, staff etc)HSK 7
- 风度fēngdùelegance (for men)HSK 7
- 尺度chǐdùscaleHSK 8
- 纬度wěidùlatitudeHSK 9
- 跨度kuàdùspanHSK 9
- 额度édùquotaHSK 9
Example sentences
- 现在的气温是零度。 Xiànzài de qìwēn shì líng dù.The current temperature is zero degrees.
- 他的态度很亲切。 Tā de tàidu hěn qīnqiè.He is very cordial.
- 室外的温度很高。 Shìwài de wēndù hěn gāo.The outside temperature is very high.
- 他们跑步的速度很平均。 Tāmen pǎobù de sùdù hěn píngjūn.They run at an even pace.