渡

dù
#1,404 most
frequent character
cross, ferry, tide over, ferry across
verb
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

渡 puts 氵 water with 度 dù as the sound part. It first meant 'to cross' a river or lake, and later grew to 'to pass through'.

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Example Sentences

我们要渡过这条河。
wǒmen yào dùguò zhè tiáo hé 。
We need to cross this river.
这个渡轮每天都有很多人。
zhègè dùlún měitiān dūyǒu hěnduō rén 。
This ferry has many people every day.
他在渡口等渡船。
tāzài dùkǒu děng dùchuán 。
He is waiting for the ferry at the dock.

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