赤道

chìdào

noun #22,621

Meanings

1 equator
2 the Earth's equator

Characters

red; bare; pure

road; way; line

Examples

赤道附近气候炎热潮湿。

Chìdào fùjìn qìhòu yánrè cháoshī.

The climate near the equator is hot and humid.

新加坡位于赤道以北约一度的地方。

Xīnjiāpō wèiyú chìdào yǐběi yuē yīdù de dìfāng.

Singapore is located about one degree north of the equator.

Tips

memory

赤 means red — the equator was imagined as a red line (赤) encircling the Earth like a belt or road (道). A vivid image for the line where the sun beats directly overhead.

Stroke Order

赤 chì

道 dào