度
度 (dù) means “degree”. It is made of 广 + 廿 + 又 and has 9 strokes, and is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 度 into its parts
What 度 is made of
- 广 guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂 chǎng — cliff
- 廿 niàn — twenty
- 廾 gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 又 yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: Twenty 廿 people 又 meeting inside a building 广 to deliberate (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
度 stroke order
Example sentences
我们去海边度假。Wǒmen qù hǎibiān dùjià.We're going to the seaside for a holiday.
今天三十度。Jīntiān sānshí dù.It's thirty degrees today.
Words with 度
- 角度jiǎodùangle
- 态度tàiduattitude
- 温度wēndùtemperature
- 程度chéngdùlevel
- 难度nándùdifficulty
- 速度sùdùspeed
- 制度zhìdùsystem
- 度过dùguòto spend (time)
- 季度jìdùquarter (of a year)
- 风度fēngdùmanner
- 幅度fúdùrange
- 过度guòdùexcessive
- 密度mìdùdensity
- 年度niándùyear
- 摄氏度shèshìdùdegree Celsius
- 一度yīdùfor a time
- 度假dùjiàto go on vacation
Also built with 广
- 唐tángthe Tang dynasty
- 席xíseat
- 庄zhuāngvillage
- 庆qìngto congratulate
- 庇bìcover
- 床chuángbed
- 序xùorder
- 库kùarmory
- 应yīngshould
- 底dǐbottom
- 店diànshop
- 庙miàotemple
Quick facts
| Pinyin | dù |
|---|---|
| Meaning | degree; to spend (time) |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 广 (dotted cliff, #53) |
| Pattern | Top-left wrap |
| HSK | HSK 2 (2021) |
Questions about 度
What does 度 mean?
度 (dù) means “degree; to spend (time)”.
How many strokes does 度 have?
度 has 9 strokes.
What is the radical of 度?
The radical of 度 is 广 (guǎng, “dotted cliff”), Kangxi radical number 53.
What parts make up 度?
度 is made of 广 (broad) and 廿 (twenty) and 又 ((once) again).
Which HSK level is 度?
度 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Learn 度 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 61: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.