HSK 2 · Roads & streets

街

jiē

street

Stroke order of 街

街 is written with 12 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

行 crossroads wraps around 圭 two stacked earth mounds: a street lined with plots of land.

Parts: 行 road/crossroads + 圭 (sound)

Example sentence

这条街上有很多商店。

There are many shops on this street.

Words with 街

More words: Roads & streets

公路highway; road 道路road; path 路边roadside 行人pedestrian 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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