街
Meanings
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- 1.street
- 2.CL:条[tiáo]
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Wiktionary
- 1.street (Classifier: 條／条 m c)
- 2.market; fair
- 3.distance; margin (Classifier: 條／条 c)
- 4.outside; the public
- 5.a surname
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kreː, *kreː): semantic 行 + phonetic 圭 (OC *kʷeː). Originally, the phonetic component is not related to the concept of earth (土) since in its original form it represents a pair of ritual axes perhaps made of jade 士. Hence, the link to the concept of earth in this character and 厓 either comes from folk etymology or its appearance in the Small Seal script. From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r/g-wa (“village”) (STEDT); see 里 (OC *rɯʔ, “village”) for more.
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
郵局在街那頭。
The post office is down the street.
第一條街右轉。
Take the first street to the right.
這條街通到哪裡？
Where does this street lead to?
對街有一家旅館。
There's a hotel across the street.
他的房子在街對面。
His house is across the street.
這條街鋪上了柏油。
The street is paved with asphalt.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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