路 lù — road, path, way; a route, a bus line; a way of doing something

拼音

• lù (fourth tone, falling)

road, path, way; a route, a bus line; a way of doing something

字形拆解

• 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.

含“路”的词

• 路lù (fourth tone, falling)供人和车走的地方

部首 足 — other characters

• 跑pǎo (third tone, dipping)to run; to run away, to escape; to run around on business; (of a machine) to run