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
acupuncture point; acupoint
main road; thoroughfare; major road
rampant; very popular
birth canal (in obstetrics)
Daoist school of thought; Daoism
spoken lines in opera
McDonnell Douglas (plane company)
kendō (sports)
discontent is openly voiced
corridor; tunnel; paved pathway
to congratulate
Taoist or Buddhist rite
Daoism (Chinese system of beliefs); Taoism
to reveal; to expose
ancient road; precepts of the antiquity
family financial circumstances
main road; arterial road; main watercourse
Shinto (Japanese religion)
moralist; champion (of a cause); traditionalist
authentic; original
shout to clear the way for someone
utterly evil and immoral; shocking betrayal
natural law; heavenly law; weather (dialect)
broad and open road (idiom); fig. brilliant future prospects
plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff