道(dào): road

HSK 112 strokes

road

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Character informationHSK 1

Pinyin: dào
Meaning: road; path (CL:条,股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
Strokes: 12
HSK level: HSK 1
Traditional: Same

Origin & structureWhere 道 comes from

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶首

In this compound, the meaning comes from 辶 (walk); 首 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

辶chuò 首shǒu

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

Words with 道

zhī知dào道

HSK 1

to know; to become aware of

wèi味dào道

HSK 2

flavor; taste

dào道lǐ理

HSK 2

reason

dào道lù路

HSK 2

road

bào报dào道

HSK 3

to report (news)

nán难dào道

HSK 3

don't tell me ...

jiē街dào道

HSK 4

street

dào道dé德

HSK 5

virtue

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