度

dù

to pass

to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences

shelter (广) + twenty (廿) + hand (又) = measured span or degree

A hand (又) stretches across a space (广) marked by twenty units (廿), measuring out a span. The image is one of calibrated reach — passing through a bounded extent, unit by unit.

广+廿+又→度
又The right handSemantic
广A roofSemantic
廿TwentySemantic

我们在海边度过了一个快乐的假期。

wǒ men zài hǎi biān dù guò le yī gè kuài lè de jiǎ qī。

We spent a happy holiday by the sea.

今天的气温是三十五度,非常热。

jīn tiān de qì wēn shì sān shí wǔ dù,fēi cháng rè。

Today's temperature is thirty-five degrees, very hot.

Words with 度

厚度

hòu dù

thickness

幅度

fú dù

width

年度

nián dù

year (e.g. school year, fiscal year)

维度

wéi dù

dimension (math.)

制度

zhì dù

system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc)

环境温度

huán jìng wēn dù

environmental temperature

首度

shǒu dù

first time

度过

dù guò

to pass

广度

guǎng dù

breadth

强度

qiáng dù

strength

一度

yī dù

for a time

大幅度

dà fú dù

substantially; by a wide margin

More characters with 广

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