客 kè
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 各 individual
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
客运
kèyùn
passenger transport
Characters in this word
运 yùn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 云 cloud
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 春运期间，铁路客运系统必须在安全与效率之间取得平衡。 Chūnyùn qījiān, tiělù kèyùn xìtǒng bìxū zài ānquán yǔ xiàolǜ zhījiān qǔdé pínghéng. During the Spring Festival travel rush, the railway passenger transport system must strike a balance between safety and efficiency.
- 长途客运站每天早上六点就开始售票了。 Chángtú kèyùnzhàn měitiān zǎoshang liù diǎn jiù kāishǐ shòupiào le. The long-distance bus station starts selling tickets at six every morning.
- 这条线路的客运量去年增长了不少。 Zhè tiáo xiànlù de kèyùnliàng qùnián zēngzhǎng le bù shǎo. Passenger volume on this route grew considerably last year.