赤道
Old HSK 6
赤道 (chìdào) · the equator
赤道 (chìdào) means “the equator”. It is written with 2 characters: 赤 (red) + 道 (road). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 赤道 is built
The characters
赤 chì · red
What 赤 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
道 dào · road
What 道 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 首shǒu — chief
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 首 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
赤道附近天气很热。Chìdào fùjìn tiānqì hěn rè.It's very hot near the equator.
这个国家在赤道上。Zhège guójiā zài chìdào shàng.This country lies on the equator.
Questions about 赤道
What does 赤道 mean?
赤道 (chìdào) means “the equator”.
How do you pronounce 赤道?
赤道 is pronounced chìdào.
Which HSK level is 赤道?
赤道 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 赤字chìzìdeficit
- 知道zhīdàoto know
- 道理dàolireason
- 道路dàolùroad
- 味道wèidaotaste
- 报道bàodàoto report (news)
- 难道nándàocould it be that…?
- 街道jiēdàostreet
- 道歉dàoqiànto apologize
- 打交道dǎjiāodàoto deal with
Learn 赤道 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.