途经 (tú jīng) — to pass through (a place) on a journey; to go v…

Definition

verb

to pass through (a place) on a journeyto go via

途经。
Zhè cì lǚ xíng wǒ men tú jīng le sān gè chéng shì.
On this trip we passed through three cities.
途经。
Huǒ chē tú jīng zhèng zhōu shí tíng le jǐ fēn zhōng.
The train stopped for a few minutes when it passed through Zhengzhou.
途经。
Zhè tàng háng bān tú jīng shàng hǎi zhōng zhuǎn.
This flight goes via Shanghai for a layover.

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.

经jīngpass through

途 gives the sense of a route and 经 of passing through, together meaning to go via a place.

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.

辶余途

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

余

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

途 is made from 辶 (written fully as 辵), a walking part, and 余, which gives the sound.

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 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

糹巠經

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread

Sound part声符shēngfú

巠

巠jīng經jīng

Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

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