dào dao

to say; to speak; to talk

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 52nd character
Radical ⾡ (162.9)
Strokes 12
Index # 2745

Definitions

道 dào
  1. 1. to say
  2. 2. to speak
  3. 3. to talk
  4. 4. method
  5. 5. reason
  6. 6. path
  7. 7. road
  8. 8. principle
  9. 9. truth
  10. 10. morality
  11. 11. skill
  12. 12. Dao (of Daoism)
  13. 13. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
  14. 14. (old) circuit (administrative division)
  15. 15. CL tiáo,

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Words containing 道

Word Meaning
Qing Dynasty General Supervisory and Military Command
Qing Dynasty General Supervisory and Military Command
fig. to part ways
kendō (sports)
to hijack; to kidnap
freeway ramp
not worth mentioning
to not be worth mentioning (idiom)
original path; essay by Tang philosopher Han Yu hán yù
a crime against humanity
crime against humanity
equatorial counter current
universal approbation
universal approbation
Old Towpath along the Grand Canal in Zhejiang Province
Old Towpath along the Grand Canal in Zhejiang Province
to shout; to call
aikido (Japanese martial art); hapkido (Korean martial art)
aikido (Japanese martial art); hapkido (Korean martial art)
kindred spirit
like-minded person; fellow-traveler
North Hamgyong Province, North Korea
North Hamgyeong Province in northeast of North Korea, capital Chongjin qīng jīn shì
South Hamgyeong Province of east North Korea
South Hamgyeong Province of east North Korea