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,

Stroke order

道 stroke order diagram
道 stroke order animation

Words containing 道

Word Meaning
God knows...; Who would have imagined...?
God knows...; Who would have imagined...?
lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
to preach; a sermon
to preach; a sermon
to change lanes
to change lanes
evil people in power; cruel rule
cruel people in power; evil rule
poor Taoist
poor Taoist
race course
equatorial mount (for a telescope)
equatorial mount (for a telescope)
Equatorial Guinea
equatorial counter current
equatorial rain forest
to scout; to reconnoiter
traffic passage
traffic passage
roadway; carriageway
roadway; carriageway
traffic lane; driveway
road roller