路 lù road
road; way; route; path
How to remember 路: 𧾷 foot + 各 each = road. With a blister on one foot and a bag in each hand, the backpacker limps along the endless dusty road.
Component breakdown
路 = 𧾷 foot + 各 each
- 𧾷 foot
- 各 each
- 夂 pursue
- 口 mouth
With a blister on one foot and a bag in each hand, the backpacker limps along the endless dusty road.
How it came to be
A foot with a second foot arriving at a doorway beside it. Two feet in one character: the road is drawn as the walking rather than as the ground.
How it is used
- "Road/way" - 走路 (zǒulù) walk, 路上 (lùshang) on the way, 问路 (wèn lù) ask directions.
- Also a bus route number - 一路车 (yí lù chē) the No. 1 bus. Figurative "path" in 思路 (sīlù) train of thought. 马路 (mǎlù) = street; 公路 (gōnglù) = highway.
Characters built with 路
Words with 路
- 走路zǒulùto walkHSK 2
- 路上lùshangon the roadHSK 2
- 路口lùkǒucrossingHSK 3
- 路边lùbiāncurbHSK 3
- 马路mǎlùstreetHSK 3
- 公路gōnglùhighwayHSK 4
- 十字路口shízìlùkǒucrossroadsHSK 4
- 路过lùguòto pass by or throughHSK 4
- 道路dàolùroadHSK 4
- 迷路mílùto get lostHSK 5
- 一路yílùthe whole journeyHSK 5
- 一路顺风yílù-shùnfēngto have a pleasant journey (idiom)HSK 5
- 线路xiànlùlineHSK 5
- 路人lùrénpasser-byHSK 5
- 路线lùxiànitineraryHSK 5
- 铁路tiělùrailroadHSK 5
- 思路sīlùline of thoughtHSK 6
- 路况lùkuàngroad conditionHSK 6
- 路程lùchéngrouteHSK 6
- 路面lùmiànroad surfaceHSK 6
- 出路chūlùa way out (literally and fig.)HSK 7
- 带路dàilùto lead the wayHSK 7
- 路子lùzimethodHSK 7
- 路段lùduànstretch of roadHSK 7
- 门路ménluway of doing somethingHSK 7
- 顺路shùnlùby the wayHSK 7
- 峰回路转fēnghuí-lùzhuǎnthe mountain road twists around each new peakHSK 8
- 走弯路zǒuwānlùto take an indirect routeHSK 9
- 走投无路zǒutóu-wúlùto be at an impasse (idiom)HSK 9
- 路径lùjìngpathHSK 9
- 路途lùtúroadHSK 9
- 铺路pūlùto pave (with paving stones)HSK 9
Example sentences
- 这条路很长 Zhè tiáo lù hěn cháng.This road is very long.
- 我走了一公里路。 Wǒ zǒule yì gōnglǐ lù.I walked one kilometer.
- 他走路上班。 Tā zǒulù shàngbān.He commutes to work on foot.
- 没有车，他只好走路。 Méiyǒu chē, tā zhǐhǎo zǒulù.Without a car, he is forced to walk.