entries → 鐵路
TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
鐵路 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
鐵路 ＝ 鐵 ＋ 路
ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄨˋ · tiělù
noun — railway; railroad

字源 FORM — what the parts do

鐵iron, steel (鋼鐵的鐵)tiě金(metal) radical — the iron metal; the phonetic component gives tiě
路road, path (道路的路)lù足(foot/walking) + 各(gè, each; phonetic) — feet going to various places; a road; 各 gives the sound
鐵路，鋼鐵的鐵，道路的路。
關 · Related
火車huǒchētrain — what travels on 鐵路鐵軌tiěguǐrail, track — the iron of 鐵路 in physical form