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
unorthodox way; heretical group
Yakuza (Japanese mafia)
If I had known earlier...
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
fig. to feign one thing while doing another
to be ungenerous
wise and just; (of a government or a ruler) enlightened
to make sense; reasonable
the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea
the eight provinces of Yi dynasty Korea
Tsung-Dao Lee, Chinese American physicist
Düsseldorf (Germany)
host
host; official host (e.g. venue for games or a conference)
boulevard; avenue; mall
tree-lined avenue; boulevard
tree-lined avenue; boulevard
aerial ropeway; cable car
Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes author
Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes author
plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff