路
- road, path, way;
Etymology
It is a phono-semantic compound, consisting of:
足 (jok, “foot”) as the semantic element;
各 (gak, “each”) as the phonetic element.
This is considered one of the less obvious examples of a phono-semantic compound. In ancient forms, variants appear with 彳 (double person radical, “step”) or 辵 (movement radical) instead of 足.
Usage in Korean
Common compounds:
도로 (道路) – road, street
진로 (進路) – course, career path
경로 (經路) – route, passage
항로 (航路) – sea route, navigation route
노선 (路線) – route, line (esp. bus, subway, railway)
路
길
로/노
gil
ro/no
Kangxi radical:157, 足 + 6
Strokes:13
Unicode:U+8DEF
Cangjie input:
- 口一竹水口 (RMHER)
Composition:
- ⿰ 𧾷 各