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
auditory canal, between the outer ear wài ěr and tympanum gǔ mó
to line the street; a narrow street (lined with walls)
Gyeongsang Province, historic region in Korea
archway
as the saying goes, ...; as they say, ...
host
legitimate; righteous; see also hēi dào
to defend traditional values
Equatorial Guinea
a Daoist; a follower of Daoism
Daoli District in Harbin, Heilongjiang
Daoyuan (Sanctuary of the Dao)
fig. to ride on sb else's success
fig. to ride on sb else's success
to stick to one's ways; to cling to one's course
to stick to one's ways; to cling to one's course
to hit the nail on the head; one word says it all (idiom)
(bird species of China) meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)
(bird species of China) meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)
upper respiratory tract infection
to proceed smoothly; to stay on track
to proceed smoothly; to stay on track
let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
to be not worth mentioning