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
to come down in the world (idiom)
to revere the master and his teaching
to revere the master and his teaching
(theater) hand prop (wine glass, pistol etc)
news from the grapevine
news from the grapevine
to set off; to take to the road
outflow channel
urinogenital tract
santonin (loanword)
to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
conventional practice; normal and proper practice
level crossing
North P'yongan Province, North Korea
South P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea
Pyongan Province of old Korea
main road; arterial road; main watercourse
broad and open road (idiom); fig. brilliant future prospects
trajectory (of a projectile); ballistic curve
ballistic missile
road curve; winding road
overtake rivals fast; pass on a curve
to quickly overtake a rival; pass on a bend
path; short-cut