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路径 (lù jìng) — path; route (physical); path; course (figurative, e.g. career, development)

Definition

路径 (lùjìng) leans toward a more technical or abstract sense — a route, course, or file/path on a computer. For a plain physical road, learners should use 路 or 道路 instead.

noun
pathroute (physical)pathcourse (figurative, e.g. career, development)
Measure word · 条

Examples

  • 路径，。
    Zhè tiáo lù jìng tōng xiàng hǎi biān, yán tú fēng jǐng hěn měi.
    This path leads to the seaside, with beautiful scenery along the way.
  • ，。
    Tā de rén shēng lù jìng hěn qū zhé, dàn zuì zhōng chéng gōng le.
    His life path was very winding, but he succeeded in the end.
  • 路径。
    Qǐng què rèn wén jiàn de bǎo cún lù jìng shì fǒu zhèng què.
    Please confirm whether the file's save path is correct.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

路lùroad
径jìngpath

路 means road and 径 means path, two similar ideas combined for route.

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
足足zú
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.

Open 路 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 徑; 径 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
彳彳chì
Sound part声符shēngfú
巠
巠jīng徑
Same sound today

The traditional form 徑 is built from 彳 and 巠, with 巠 giving the sound; the simplified 径 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

Open 径 →
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