The character 路 — “road”: how to write it and what it means
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The Chinese character 路 is read lù and means “road”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 路
路 has 13 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 路, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 路 is made of
On the left, 足 “foot”.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 路
- 走路walkHSK 2
- 路上on the wayHSK 2
- 马路street, roadHSK 3
- 路口intersectionHSK 3
- 路边roadsideHSK 3
- 道路road, wayHSK 4
- 公路highwayHSK 4
- 路过pass byHSK 4
- 十字路口crossroadsHSK 4
- 路人passerbyHSK 5
- 迷路get lostHSK 5
- 路线routeHSK 5
- 线路line, routeHSK 5
- 铁路railwayHSK 5
- 一路all the wayHSK 5
- 一路顺风have a good tripHSK 5
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 路?
路 has 13 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 路 mean?
路 means “road”. It appears in 走路 (“walk”), 路上 (“on the way”), 马路 (“street”), 路口 (“intersection”).
How do you pronounce 路?
路 is read lù. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 路 have?
13 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 路 yourself
In the lessons you write characters stroke by stroke with a finger or a mouse, and the course checks the order. You can start for free, no sign-up needed.
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