Meaning
(surname); road; path; way
Chinese: 道路、路线或方法。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “lu” becomes a different word in each tone. 路 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 路上lù shangon the road; on the way; en route
- 走路zǒu lùto walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart
- 马路mǎ lùstreet; road
- 路口lù kǒucrossing; intersection (of roads)
- 道路dào lùroad; path; way
Example Sentence
过马路要小心。Guò mǎ lù yào xiǎo xīn.Be careful when crossing the road.
过马路Guò mǎ lùto cross the street要yàoto want小心xiǎo xīnto be careful。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The foot radical 足 (meaning) plus 各 (gè, sound): where the feet travel — a ‘road / path / way’.
A way to remember it
Feet (足) + the sound 各 — a road.
Easy to confuse with
- 各‘Each’: the right-hand sound part of 路, on its own.