丁字路口 (dīngzìlùkǒu): T-junction

Measure Word

一个丁字路口 gè

Meanings

1 T-junction
2 T-intersection

Characters

丁

dīng

T-shape (visually); man; nail

mouth; opening; junction

Examples

前面的丁字路口左转。

Qiánmiàn de dīngzìlùkǒu zuǒ zhuǎn.

Turn left at the T-junction ahead.

丁字路口容易发生事故。

Dīngzìlùkǒu róngyì fāshēng shìgù.

Accidents happen easily at T-intersections.

Tips

memory

The character 丁 literally looks like the shape of a T. The same naming pattern gives 十字路口 (crossroads, shaped like 十) and 丫字路口 (Y-junction).

Stroke Order

丁 dīng

字 zì

路 lù

口 kǒu

Related Words

十字路口 shízìlùkǒu HSK 7 #11,945

crossroads; intersection / at a crossroads (figurative: a critical decision point)

路口 lùkǒu HSK 1 #7,402

intersection / crossing

丁 dīng HSK 7 #3,663

a cube or small piece (of food) / fourth (of the Heavenly Stems) / male adult

道口 dàokǒu #28,956

road junction / grade crossing / level crossing / intersection of road and railway

道路 dàolù HSK 2 #3,423

road / path / way

拉丁 lādīng #4,980

Latin

胃口 wèikǒu HSK 7 #4,958

appetite / taste (figurative) / liking

十字架 shízìjià #4,926

cross / crucifix

路边 lùbiān HSK 2 #5,045

roadside

口径 kǒujìng HSK 7 #4,805

caliber (of a gun or tube) / official line; version of events (unified statement)