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路边 (lù biān): meaning and stroke order

路边 (lù biān) means curb; roadside; wayside.

路边

Simplified
路边
Traditional
路邊
Pinyin
lù biān

Stroke order of 路边

路

  • Lù surname Lu
  • lù road (CL:條|条[tiao2]); journey
  • 13 strokes

Stroke by stroke

边

  • biān side; edge
  • bian suffix of a noun of locality
  • 5 strokes
  • Traditional form: 邊

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 路边

  1. lù biān Traditional 路邊
    • curb; roadside; wayside

Radicals of the characters

路
Radical 足 (Kangxi radical 157) · 13 strokes · 𧾷 on the left, 各 on the right
边
Radical 辵 (Kangxi radical 162) · 6 strokes · built from 辶 and 力

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

路边 in our stories

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  • “这个小区有两千多辆车,停车位却只有八百个。每天晚上,路边和人行道上都停满了车,救护车有时候都开不进来。”

    zhè gè xiǎoqū yǒu liǎngqiān duō liàng chē tíngchēwèi què zhǐ yǒu bābǎi gè měitiān wǎnshang lùbiān hé rénxíngdào shàng dōu tíngmǎn le chē jiùhùchē yǒushíhou dōu kāi bú jìnlai

    "This neighbourhood has over two thousand cars but only eight hundred parking spaces. Every evening the roadsides and pavements are full of cars, and sometimes even ambulances can't get in."

    From the story The market hearing HSK 7–9 · Level 8

  • 路上,她遇到了一个去同一所书院的书生梁山伯。两人一见如故,就在路边结拜成了兄弟。

    lù shàng tā yùdào le yí gè qù tóng yì suǒ shūyuàn de shūshēng Liáng Shānbó liǎng rén yíjiànrúgù jiù zài lùbiān jiébài chéng le xiōngdì

    On the way she met a scholar, Liang Shanbo, heading for the same academy. They got on like old friends at once and swore brotherhood by the roadside.

    From the story The Butterfly Lovers HSK 7–9 · Level 8

  • 前半程,殷悦跑得很轻松,甚至有心情看路边的风景,跟加油的小朋友击掌。

    qián bànchéng Yīn Yuè pǎo de hěn qīngsōng shènzhì yǒu xīnqíng kàn lùbiān de fēngjǐng gēn jiāyóu de xiǎopéngyou jīzhǎng

    In the first half Yin Yue ran easily, even finding time to enjoy the scenery and high-five the children cheering by the road.

    From the story The four-hour balloon HSK 7–9 · Level 9

Stories using 路边

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).