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
Dow Jones Industrial Average
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Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County
Daozhen Gelao and Miao County, Guizhou
Daozhen County, Guizhou
Daozhen County, Guizhou
Daozhen Autonomous County in Guizhou
Daozhen autonomous county in Guizhou, China
(railway) ballast
Confucian orthodoxy
Confucian orthodoxy
Dao county in Yongzhou yǒng zhōu, Hunan
Dao county in Yongzhou yǒng zhōu, Hunan
morality; righteousness and justice
hearsay; rumor; gossip
Ming-Qing regional official, daotai
daotai, circuit intendant in Qing China
Daoist scripture
skills acquired through religious practice; (fig.) ability
Daoist temple
Daoist temple
to express thanks
sanctimonious; dignified
to congratulate
road construction