條

tiáo

clause, condition; string, stripe

How to write 條, stroke by stroke

strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

Ideographic: A person 亻 counting 丨; 条 provides the pronunciation

Made of 亻 + 丨 + 条

條件tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition
條子tiáo zishort note; slip of paper; stripe; (slang) cop; (old) prostitute
薯條shǔ tiáofrench fries; french fried potatoes; chips
條款tiáo kuǎnclause (of contract or law)
紙條zhǐ tiáoslip of paper
麵條miàn tiáonoodles
條約tiáo yuētreaty; pact
字條zì tiáobrief note
頭條tóu tiáolead story (on the news)
條例tiáo lìregulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
三條sān tiáothree of a kind (poker)
皮條客pí tiáo kèpimp

我想知道哪一條路是最短的。
wǒ xiǎng zhī dào nǎ yì tiáo lù shì zuì duǎn de 。
I wonder which way is the shortest.
你知道走哪條路嗎？
nǐ zhī dào zǒu nǎ tiáo lù má ？
Do you know which way to take?
兩條街道互相平行。
liǎng tiáo jiē dào hù xiāng píng xíng 。
The two streets run parallel to one another.
七月份，這條河不適合游泳。
qī yuè fèn ， zhè tiáo hé bú shì hé yóu yǒng 。
This river is dangerous to swim in, in July.
此特殊條件有效期限至 2025 年。
cǐ tè shū tiáo jiàn yǒu xiào qī xiàn zhì 2 0 2 5 nián 。
The special conditions will be valid until 2025.