街

jiē

street

CL:條|条[tiao2]

road (行) + sound (圭) = street

行 depicts a crossroads or road, giving 街 its core meaning of a thoroughfare. 圭 mainly contributes the jiē sound; the road radical carries the meaning.

行+圭→街
圭A jade tablet used in ancient ritualsPhonetic
行To walkSemantic

这条街上有很多好吃的小店。

zhè tiáo jiē shàng yǒu hěn duō hǎo chī de xiǎo diàn。

There are many good little shops on this street.

他每天走过这条街去上班。

tā měi tiān zǒu guò zhè tiáo jiē qù shàng bān。

He walks down this street every day to go to work.

Words with 街

游街

yóu jiē

to parade sb through the streets

街灯

jiē dēng

streetlight

步行街

bù xíng jiē

car-free zone

街头霸王

jiē tóu bà wáng

Street Fighter (video game series)

逛街

guàng jiē

to take a walk

游街示众

yóu jiē shì zhòng

to parade (a prisoner) through the streets

过街天桥

guò jiē tiān qiáo

skywalk; pedestrian bridge

过街老鼠

guò jiē lǎo shǔ

sb or sth detested by all

香榭丽舍大街

xiāng xiè lì shè dà jiē

Avenue des Champs-Élysées

高街

gāo jiē

high street (main street of a town or city) (loanword)

庞德街

páng dé jiē

Bond Street (London, England)

丁字街

dīng zì jiē

T-junction

More characters with 行

筕桁绗珩衔荇