Chinese

道路

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

road

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characterChinese道 “a path or course along which something moves, flows or extends”
- meaningChinese行 “to walk”
  - componentChinese彳 “to walk slowly”
  - componentChinese亍 “to stop; to stand still”
- soundChinese首 “head”
- meaningChinese止 “foot”
characterChinese路 “road; path; street (Classifier: 條／条 m c mn)”
- meaningChinese足 “foot”
- soundChinese各 “each; every (determiner)”
  - ideaChinese夂 “to approach from behind”
  - ideaChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”