度
2 readings · tap one to hear it
to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences
- HSK 3.0
- Level 2
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 广 +6
- Structure
- Upper-left enclosure 左上包
- Traditional
- 度
- Common rank
- #190
- Unicode
- U+5EA6
Sound it out + = · + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 度
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大小三度 | major and minor third (musical interval) | |
| 大三度 | major third (musical interval) | |
| 一年一度 | (idiom) annual; once a year | |
| 平度市 | Pingdu, a county-level city in Qingdao City 青島市|青岛市[Qing1 dao3 Shi4], Shandong | |
| 小三度 | minor third (musical interval) | |
| 加大力度 | to try harder; to redouble one's efforts | |
| 年度大会 | annual meeting; annual general meeting (AGM) | |
| 分光光度法 | spectrophotometry | |
| 大度 | magnanimous; generous (in spirit) | |
| 一度 | for a time; at one time; one time; once | |
| 国度 | country; nation | |
| 无度 | immoderate; excessive; not knowing one's limits | |
| 气度 | bearing; manner; presence | |
| 分度 | graduation (of a measuring instrument) | |
| 高度 | height; altitude; elevation; high degree; highly; CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 长度 | length | |
| 三度 | third (musical interval) | |
| 法度 | (a) law | |
| 力度 | strength; vigor; efforts; (music) dynamics | |
| 平度 | see 平度市[Ping2 du4 Shi4] |
Sound family
These characters use 度 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 度 sound part | degree, system; manner; to consider | |
| 渡 | to cross, to ferry over, to pass through | |
| 镀 | to plate, to gild, to coat | |
| 踱 | to pace, to stroll, to walk slowly |