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渡 vs 度

渡 adds 氵 to 度 — crossings that feel like water (渡河, 过渡); bare 度 measures degree (温度) and spends time (度假).

渡
dù ㄉㄨˋ
to cross; to pass through
radical 氵 · water
water
stroke order · 12
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度
dù ㄉㄨˋ
to pass; to spend (time)
radical 广 · broad, vast, wide; building, house
Twenty 廿 people 又 meeting inside a building 广 to deliberate
stroke order · 9
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