路 lù — road, path, way; a route, a bus line; a way of doing something
lù (fourth tone, falling)
road, path, way; a route, a bus line; a way of doing something
13 strokesRadical 足Frequency #191
Pinyin
- lù (fourth tone, falling)
road, path, way; a route, a bus line; a way of doing something
Character breakdown
Ideographic description
⿰⻊各The sequence reads left to right and describes how the parts are arranged.
- ⻊meaning partno entry yetThe foot radical: a road is what feet make.
- 各sound partno entry yet各 gè for the sound; on its own it means "each, every".
Mnemonic
A leg ⻊ with 各 for the sound: ground that feet have worn into a way. Watch for the bus sense — 三路车 is the number 3 bus, not three vehicles — and for the everyday phrases: 走路 to walk, 马路 a main road, 路上 on the way, 问路 to ask directions.
A memory aid written by HSK Guide editors. It is not an etymology and does not describe the historical origin of the character.