noun #3,647

Meanings

  1. 1 trip; travel
  2. 2 brigade (military)

Examples

Wǒ xǐhuan lǚyóu.
I like traveling.
Lǚxíng yúkuài!
Have a pleasant trip!
Zhèjiā lǚguǎn hěn piányi.
This hotel is very cheap.

Tips

usage
is used in travel words: 旅游 (tourism/to travel), 旅行 (trip/travel), 旅馆 (hotel/inn), 旅客 (traveler/passenger). 旅游 emphasizes leisure travel; 旅行 is more general.

Components

radical
fāng
square; direction; banner
Left component — originally pictured a banner on a pole, the standard carried by a marching unit. As radical it indexes (a travelling group), (side), (flag), (clan) — characters tied to banners, sides, and tribal columns. The banner image is exactly right for 'travel': a group on the move under one standard.
semantic
shì
clan; people-under-banner (here graphic)
Right side — modern shape resembles 'clan' but historically pictured stylised people walking under the banner. Standalone has 4 strokes; here it absorbs the two marcher-heads above for 6, locking in the picture of a banner-led travelling unit — an army, brigade, or party of travellers.

Stroke Order