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
female external genitalia (anatomy); vulva
palmate folds of cervical canal
palmate folds of cervical canal
vaginal infection; inflammation of the vulva or vagina
vaginal infection; inflammation of the vulva or vagina
Chen Zaidao, Chinese PLA general
Chen Zaidao, Chinese PLA general
penis
penis
(lit.) the road through Yangguan yáng guān
(lit.) the road through Yangguan yáng guān
(theater) personal prop (spectacles, fan etc)
(theater) personal prop (spectacles, fan etc)
nunchaku martial arts
nunchaku martial arts
to rebel against orthodoxy
don't tell me ...; could it be that...?
the Way of the Hegemon; despotic rule; abbr. to bà dào
domineering rich CEO in romance stories
domineering rich CEO male lead
on the aisle (referring to seats on a plane etc)
on the way
lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere