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渡 dù to cross

to cross; to ferry over; to pass through

How to remember 渡: 氵 water + 度 degree = to cross. The lake water is only four degrees, yet the brave swimmer plans to cross it before lunch.

  • HSK 6
  • 12 strokes
  • Radical 氵

Component breakdown

渡 = 氵 water + 度 degree

  • 氵 water
  • 度 degree
    • 广 broad
    • 廿 twenty
    • 又 again
The Gushi story

The lake water is only four degrees, yet the brave swimmer plans to cross it before lunch.

How it is used

  • To cross (water)/ferry over - 渡河 (dù hé) to cross a river, 渡船 a ferry.
  • 过渡 (guòdù) = to transition: 过渡时期 (guòdù shíqī) a transitional period - a key abstract use.
  • Figurative 'to get through' hardship: 渡过难关 (dùguò nánguān) to pull through a crisis.
  • Note: 渡 is crossing water; the homophone 度 is 'to pass (time)' - 度过时光 vs 渡过难关.

Words with 渡