旅

lǚ
noun #3,647

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 2
Wǒ xǐhuan lǚyóu.
I like traveling.
HSK 4
Lǚxíng yúkuài!
Have a pleasant trip!
HSK 4
Zhè jiā lǚguǎn hěn piányi.
This hotel is very cheap.

Tips

usage
旅 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
方 fāng
square; direction; banner
Left component - 方 originally pictured a banner on a pole, the standard carried by a marching unit. As radical it indexes 旅 (a travelling group), 旁 (side), 旗 (flag), 族 (clan) - characters tied to banners, sides, and tribal columns. The banner image is exactly right for 旅 'travel': a group on the move under one standard.
semantic
氏 shì
clan; people-under-banner (here graphic)
Right side - modern shape resembles 氏 'clan' but historically pictured stylised people walking under the banner. Standalone 氏 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

旅 lǚ