旅 (lǚ) is a Chinese character meaning “to travel”. It is written from 㫃 (a banner streaming from its pole — the flag component in 旗 / 族 / 旅 / 施) and 𧘇 (lower part of 衣 (flowing robe strokes)), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
㫃 + 𧘇
Left–right structure
- 㫃 a banner streaming from its pole — the flag component in 旗 / 族 / 旅 / 施 · yǎn meaning
- 𧘇 lower part of 衣 (flowing robe strokes) unknown
Structure from: 说文解字: 旅，軍之五百人爲旅。从㫃从从。Modern lower-right form (written like 𧘇) checked against hanzi-writer-data stroke geometry
Memory aid
A banner on its pole (㫃), and under it the swinging robe hems (𧘇) of people on the move. Follow the flag and you are travelling.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 旅游lǚ yóuto travel; tourism旅 = lǚ
- 旅行lǚ xíngto travel; a journey旅 = lǚ
Go deeper
All readings
to travel
to travel; journey; trip; (military) brigade
在外出行、旅行；也指军队的编制单位“旅”。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 旅游lǚ yóuto travel; tourism旅 = lǚ
- 旅行lǚ xíngto travel; a journey旅 = lǚ
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 旅 mean?
旅 (lǚ) means to travel; journey; trip; (military) brigade.
How do you pronounce 旅?
It is pronounced lǚ.
What parts is 旅 made of?
㫃 (a banner streaming from its pole — the flag component in 旗 / 族 / 旅 / 施) and 𧘇 (lower part of 衣 (flowing robe strokes)), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字: 旅，軍之五百人爲旅。从㫃从从。Modern lower-right form (written like 𧘇) checked against hanzi-writer-data stroke geometry. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 旅 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 旅?
方. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 旅?
Common ones are 旅游 and 旅行. The reading of 旅 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.