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
Tongdao County, Dong area in Hunan
Tongdao Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 怀huái huà, Hunan
advancing in the Dao may seem like retreat
progress on the Dao seems to shrink back
true advance that seems like going back
true progress may look like going back
fortune; luck; fate
fortune; luck; fate
aisle; corridor; passageway
different values, cannot work together
different values, cannot work together
lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
where truth is, there is a teacher
whoever has true knowledge is my teacher
Daoguang Emperor
costume
to say goodbye; leave-taking
Taokas, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Taoist or Buddhist rite
Daowai District, Harbin
Daowai District, Harbin
Dawu County in Ganzi, Sichuan
Daofu County in Ganzi, Sichuan
Daofu County in Sichuan