way

route; road

movement (辶) + sound component (余) = a road or route

辶 carries the meaning of traveling along a path. 余 (yú) contributes the sound, though its reading shifted to tú in this character.

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他们在长旅行中看到了很多美丽的风景。

tā men zài cháng tú lǚ xíng zhōng kàn dào le hěn duō měi lì de fēng jǐng。

they saw a lot of beautiful scenery on the long-distance journey.

我们在回中停下来吃了一顿饭。

wǒ men zài huí tú zhōng tíng xià lái chī le yī dùn fàn。

we stopped to have a meal on the way back.

Words with 途

途中

tú zhōng

en route

途人

tú rén

passer-by

途径

tú jìng

way; means; channel

途经

tú jīng

to pass through

通途

tōng tú

thoroughfare

道听途说

dào tīng tú shuō

gossip; hearsay; rumor

远途

yuǎn tú

long-distance

长途

cháng tú

long distance

长途汽车

cháng tú qì chē

long-distance coach

长途话费

cháng tú huà fèi

(telephony) long-distance call charge

长途跋涉

cháng tú bá shè

long and difficult trek

长途车

cháng tú chē

long-distance bus

More characters with 辶