路口 (lù kǒu) — intersection; crossing | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

路口 is any point where roads meet — an intersection or crossing. Compare 十字路口, which specifically names a four-way crossroads.

noun

intersectioncrossing

Measure word · 个

Examples

路口。
Zài dì yī gè lù kǒu yòu zhuǎn.
Turn right at the first intersection.
路口。
Qián miàn nà ge lù kǒu yǒu hěn duō chē.
There are many cars at that intersection ahead.
路口。
Wǒ men zài lù kǒu děng chū zū chē.
We're waiting for a taxi at the intersection.

Origin

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.

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

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