路口
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
路口 (lùkǒu) · intersection
路口 (lùkǒu) means “intersection; crossing”. It is written with 2 characters: 路 (road) + 口 (mouth). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 路口 is built
The characters
路 lù · road
What 路 is made of
- 足zú — foot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 各gè — individual
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夂zhǐ — to go
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)
口 kǒu · mouth
What 口 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: An open mouth (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
前边的路口有一个书店。Qiánbian de lùkǒu yǒu yī gè shūdiàn.There's a bookshop at the junction ahead.
我们在路口见面吧。Wǒmen zài lùkǒu jiànmiàn ba.Let's meet at the junction.
Questions about 路口
What does 路口 mean?
路口 (lùkǒu) means “intersection; crossing”.
How do you pronounce 路口?
路口 is pronounced lùkǒu.
Which HSK level is 路口?
路口 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 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
Learn 路口 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.