路
lù · HSK 1
road
🛣️ 足 (foot) + 各 (each) — the path each foot takes
路 combines 足 (foot radical) on the left with 各 (each) on the right as the phonetic. The foot radical marks it as travel-related; 各 hints at the old reading. Common in 马路 (street) and 路口 (intersection).
路 — foot 足 + each 各 (phonetic)
路 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The foot radical 足 on the left signals meaning related to walking or travel, while 各 on the right hints at the ancient pronunciation. Originally referring to a road traveled on foot, it broadened to mean 'road, path, route' in general.