(): trip, travel, to travel

() is a Chinese character meaning “trip.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural). It ranks #950 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, a man 方 traveling with a pack 氏 on his back. Its radical form (square) appears in many related characters such as (fāng, square), (páng, one side), (, race).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. trip
  2. travel
  3. to travel

Etymology & Origin

ideographicA man 方 traveling with a pack 氏 on his back

Components:structural

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
verblǚ xíngto travel4
nounlǚ guǎnhotel4
nounlǚ chéngjourney6
verblǚ yóutrip2
nounlǚ tújourney6
nounlǚ kètraveler4
nounlǚ xíng shètravel agency5

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
lǚ diàninn
lǚ xíng zhětraveler
jūn lǚarmy
lǚ shèhotel
lǚ yóu tuántour group
lǚ yóu zhětourist
lǚ xíng dàitravel bag
lǚ xíng tuántour group
lǚ yóu yètourism industry
lǚ fèitravel expenses
lǚ zhǎng(military) brigade commander
shāng lǚbusinessmen and travelers
lǚ jūto stay away from home
jìng lǚstrong contingent
lǚ shùnLüshun
75
Total compounds
52
As first character
16
As last character
32
As middle character

appears in 75 compound words: 52 as the first character, 16 as the last, and 32 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

0.647271,494 co-occurrences
yóu
0.627184,887 co-occurrences
tūn
0.4508,472 co-occurrences
0.4408,310 co-occurrences
háng
0.439209,117 co-occurrences
0.43925,837 co-occurrences
jìn
0.4272,550 co-occurrences
dào
0.423103,008 co-occurrences
shùn
0.41212,198 co-occurrences
jǐng
0.40228,626 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

lǚxíng zhīpiàoHSK 4+

traveller's cheque

noun
qìchē lǚguǎnHSK 3+

motel, motor hotel

noun
tú bù lǚ xíngHSK 6+

hiking

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

他们两个是大学同学,毕业后一直保持着联系。

Tāmen liǎng gè shì dàxué tóngxué, bìyè hòu yīzhí bǎochízhe liánxì.

The two of them are college classmates and have kept in touch after graduation.

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The demand for cross-regional travel is active, and the Winter Olympics will bring fire to ice and snow tourism

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xīn chūn zǒu jūn yíng 丨 běi bù zhàn ōu lù jūn mǒu biān fáng lǚ xún luó tǐng zhōng duì shǒu wàng běi jiāng . .

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"Cultural Tourism Plus" Business Models Upgrade Quality, Shandong's Spring Festival Holiday Cultural Tourism Consumption Scene...

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hǎi yáng 邂 逅 fēi yí shǎng hǎi hǎi chāng xiè suǒ xīn chūn wén lǚ xīn wán fǎ

Ocean Encounter with Intangible Cultural Heritage: Shanghai Haichang Unlocks New Cultural Tourism Experiences for the Spring Festival

Tatoeba

你什么时候游回来的啊?

Nǐ shénmeshíhou lǚyóu huílai de ā?

When did you get back from your trip?

Tatoeba

我能用行支票付吗?

Wǒ néng yòng lǚxíngzhīpiào fù ma?

Can I pay with a travelers check?

Tatoeba

附近有没有青年舍?

Fùjìn yǒuméiyǒu qīngniánlǚshè?

Is there a youth hostel near here?

Tatoeba

你知道这家馆吗?

Nǐ zhīdào zhè jiā lǚguǎn ma?

Do you know that hotel?

Character Family

Radical Family — Characters sharing the square radical

Homophones — Characters pronounced

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 旅 (lǚ) mean in Chinese?
旅 (lǚ) primarily means "trip." It is classified as HSK Level 2, making it a beginner-level character. It ranks #950 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 旅 have?
旅 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 旅?
The radical associated with 旅 is 方 (square). This radical appears in many characters related to square.
What are the components of 旅?
旅 is composed of: 方 (structural), undefined (phonetic). Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 旅?
Common words with 旅 include: 旅行 (lǚ xíng, "to travel"); 旅馆 (lǚ guǎn, "hotel"); 旅程 (lǚ chéng, "journey"); 旅游 (lǚ yóu, "trip"); 旅途 (lǚ tú, "journey"). There are over 75 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 旅 (lǚ)?
Several characters share the pronunciation lǚ: 律 (law), 虑 (to think over), 率 ((bound form) ratio), 绿 (green). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 旅 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 旅 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.