海路 (hǎi lù) — sea route, maritime route | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sea routemaritime route

Examples

海路。
Cóng shàng hǎi dào guǎng zhōu de hǎi lù hěn cháng.
The sea route from Shanghai to Guangzhou is very long.
海路。
Gǔ dài sī chóu zhī lù yǒu lù lù hé hǎi lù liǎng tiáo.
The ancient Silk Road had both a land route and a sea route.
海路。
Zhè tiáo hǎi lù jīng guò xǔ duō dǎo yǔ.
This sea route passes through many islands.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

海 points to the sea, and 路 means a route or road.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵每海

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

每

每měi海hǎi

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

海 pairs 氵 (water) with 每, which gives the sound. The 氵 side shows it is about water.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè路lù

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

路 combines 足, a foot, with 各, which supplies the sound.

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