捣(dǎo)

HSK 7-910 strokesTrad. 搗

to pound

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Character information

Pinyin
dǎo
Meaning
to pound; to beat; to hull; to attack; to disturb; to stir
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
搗

Origin & structure

Where 捣 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌岛

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 岛 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu岛dǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 捣 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 捣

Common words using 捣 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dǎo捣luàn乱
HSK 7-9

to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentional…

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dǎo捣shí实

to ram (earth); to compact earth by ramming

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dǎo捣nòng弄

to move back and forward; to trade

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dǎo捣huǐ毁

to destroy

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dǎo捣suì碎

to pound into pieces

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dǎo捣dàn蛋

to cause trouble

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dǎo捣guǐ鬼

to play tricks; to cause mischief

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dǎo捣gǔ鼓

to fiddle with sth

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 捣’s common words

乱实弄毁碎蛋鬼鼓

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