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
first time; first (round, course, coat of paint etc)
first time; first (round, course, coat of paint etc)
clear and logical
(television) channel; frequency
Tsakhia Elbegdorj, former president of Mongolia
Elbegdorj Tsakhia, former Mongolian president
parkour (HK)
parkour (HK)
esophageal cancer
the way of maintaining good health
starved corpses fill the roads (idiom); state of famine
starved corpses fill the roads (idiom); state of famine
starved corpses fill the roads (idiom); state of famine
starved corpses fill the roads (idiom); state of famine
elevated road
evil rises faster than good; fight never ends
steep dangerous road; a road only a bird can manage
steep dangerous road; a road only a bird can manage
(fig.) to pave the way for sth
(fig.) to pave the way for sth
McDonnell Douglas (plane company)
North Hwanghae Province of west North Korea
North Hwanghae Province of west North Korea
South Hwanghae Province of west North Korea
South Hwanghae Province of west North Korea