KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian people have chosen "Lu," or "Road" in English, as the Chinese character of the year in 2017, taking cue from the country's active plan in infrastructure expansion. According to the results released on Sunday by Malaysia's Han Culture Center and the Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (FCAM), "Road" garnered 28,887 votes, accounting for 30.45 percent of the total, and "Tiredness," came in second. Pheng Yin Huah, president of FCAM, said the character "Road" perfectly summed up how the Malaysian people felt about this year. Malaysia is one of several Asian countries and regions to select a Chinese character each year. Last year's annual Chinese character was "Greed".