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
path; short-cut
to achieve the Dao; to become an immortal
a just cause gets much help and support
A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
Methodism
Chungcheongbuk-do, province in central S Korea
South Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Chungcheong region in central Korea
express lane; fast lane
fast lane
discontent is openly voiced
discontent is openly voiced
discontent is openly voiced
no wonder!
cries of grief everywhere; people suffer
cries of grief everywhere; people suffer greatly
Chagang province, in the north of North Korea
religious investigator
brutal and unfeeling; inhuman (idiom)
slow lane
North Gyeongsang Province, in east South Korea, capital Daegu dà qiū
North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
South Gyeongsang Province, in southeast South Korea, capital Changwon chāng yuán
Gyeongsang Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Gyeongsang Province qìng shàng běi dào and South Gyeongsang Province qìng shàng nán dào