旅 meaning and stroke order
Journey, trip; to travel
How to write 旅, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 旅
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- trip
- travel
- to travel
- brigade (army)
How 旅 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A man 方 traveling with a pack 氏 on his back.
Radical: 方 (square), shared by 17 characters on this site.
How to remember 旅
On the left is 方 (fāng), pictured here as a traveling man, and on the right is a shape like 氏 that stands for the pack on his back. A man walking with a pack on his back is on a journey, 旅 (lǚ).
旅 rarely stands alone in everyday speech. It usually appears in words like 旅行 (lǚxíng), 旅游 (lǚyóu) and 旅客 (lǚkè). Example: 我们下个月去云南旅游。(Wǒmen xià ge yuè qù Yúnnán lǚyóu.) We are going on a trip to Yunnan next month.
Common mistake: Learners often misspell the pinyin as lu or lü with the wrong tone. It is third tone with ü, lǚ, and is different from 路 (lù, road). In handwriting, people also confuse the right side with 族 (zú, clan), which has 矢 under the top instead of the pack shape.
Common words with 旅
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 旅行 | lǚxíng | to travel; journey; trip | HSK 2 |
| 旅游 | lǚyóu | trip; journey | HSK 2 |
| 旅客 | lǚkè | traveler; tourist | HSK 2 |
| 旅馆 | lǚguǎn | hotel | HSK 3 |
| 旅行社 | lǚxíngshè | travel agency | HSK 3 |
| 旅店 | lǚdiàn | inn; small hotel | HSK 6 |
| 旅程 | lǚchéng | journey; trip | HSK 7-9 |
| 旅途 | lǚtú | journey; trip | HSK 7-9 |
| 汽车旅馆 | qìchēlǚguǎn | motel | |
| 旅行者 | lǚxíngzhě | traveler | |
| 徒步旅行 | túbùlǚxíng | hiking | |
| 旅社 | lǚshè | hotel; hostel |
旅 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 旅
How many strokes are in 旅?
旅 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 旅 mean?
旅 (lǚ) means journey, trip; to travel. A common word with it is 旅行 (lǚxíng), meaning "to travel; journey; trip".
How do you pronounce 旅?
旅 is pronounced lǚ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 旅?
The radical of 旅 is 方, which carries the idea of "square". Dictionaries list 旅 under this radical.
Is 旅 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 旅 is part of the HSK 2 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 2.
What is the difference between 旅行 and 旅游?
旅行 (lǚxíng) is the general word for traveling or making a journey, for any purpose. 旅游 (lǚyóu) focuses on sightseeing and tourism for fun. For a holiday trip, both are common, but 旅游 sounds more like tourism.
Why does 旅 also mean brigade?
In military language 旅 (lǚ) is a unit of troops, a brigade, as in 旅长 (lǚzhǎng) brigade commander. This sense is used mainly in formal or military contexts, so learners mostly meet the travel meaning.