渡 dù to cross
to cross; to ferry over; to pass through
怎么记住“渡”: 氵 water + 度 degree = to cross. The lake water is only four degrees, yet the brave swimmer plans to cross it before lunch.
部件结构
渡 = 氵 water + 度 degree
- 氵 water
- 度 degree
- 广 broad
- 廿 twenty
- 又 again
The lake water is only four degrees, yet the brave swimmer plans to cross it before lunch.
用法
- 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.