路 (lù) · road

路 (lù) means “road”. It is made of 足 + 各 and has 13 strokes, and is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

Break 路 into its parts

What 路 is made of

• 足 zú — foot
  • 口 kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
• 各 gè — individual
  • 夂 zhǐ — to go
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 又 yòu — and
  • 口 kǒu — mouth
    • 冂 — frame
    • 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: 足 gives the meaning, 各 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

路 stroke order

Example sentences

Words with 路

• 路口lùkǒuintersection
• 路上lùshangon the road
• 马路mǎlùroad
• 走路zǒulùto walk
• 道路dàolùroad
• 公路gōnglùroad
• 路边lùbiānroadside
• 问路wènlùto ask the way
• 一路平安yīlù píng'ānhave a safe trip
• 一路顺风yīlù shùnfēnghave a good trip
• 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
• 路线lùxiànroute
• 铁路tiělùrailway
• 迷路mílùto get lost
• 出路chūlùway out
• 路过lùguòto pass by
• 十字路口shízìlùkǒucrossroads

Also built with 足

• 促cùto urge
• 捉zhuōto clutch
• 趴pāto lie on one's stomach
• 跃yuèto skip
• 跌diēto fall
• 跑pǎoto run
• 距jùdistance
• 跟gēnwith
• 跨kuàto step across
• 跪guìto kneel
• 跳tiàoto jump
• 践jiànto trample

Quick facts

Questions about 路