HSK 2 · Roads & streets

公路

gōng lù

highway; road

Stroke order of 公路

2 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

公 · 4 strokes路 · 13 strokes

Memory trick

公 shares openly; 路 has 足 foot beside 各 each: a public path every foot may take.

Parts: 公 public + 路 road

The characters in 公路

路 lù — road; way (13 strokes)

Example sentence

这条公路通向海边。

This highway leads to the seaside.

Words with 公

公共汽车bus 公交车bus 公园park 办公室office 公司company 公斤kilogram 公里kilometre 公平fair 公民citizen 公务员civil servant 高速公路expressway; highway 公共public 公开open; to make public 公布to announce

Words with 路

路road; way 马路road; street 路口intersection 路上on the way 走路to walk 一路平安have a safe trip 一路顺风bon voyage 道路road; path 路边roadside 问路to ask the way 高速公路expressway; highway 铁路railway 路线route

More words: Roads & streets

道路road; path 路边roadside 行人pedestrian 街street 问路to ask the way 方向direction 对面opposite 边side; edge 面前in front of 里头inside 到处everywhere

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