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道路

dàolù

road

A winding road with a tree
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Characters in this word

道 dào

Strokes
12
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 首 chief, head, leader
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 道

路 lù

Strokes
13
Radical
足 — foot
Made of
足 foot 各 individual
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这条道路很宽。 Zhè tiáo dào lù hěn kuān. This road is very wide.
  • 道路很干净。 Dào lù hěn gān jìng. The road is very clean.
  • 前面道路很窄。 Qián miàn dào lù hěn zhǎi. The road ahead is very narrow.

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