How to write 道
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Meaning of 道
Pinyin
dào
Radical
辶
Strokes
12
Definition
direction / way / method / road / path / principle / truth / reason / skill / method / Tao (of Taoism) / a measure word / to say / to speak / to talk
Usage
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道 [dào]
名词
1. 路，方向，途径: road; way; path.
2. 指法则、规律: morals; principles; justice.
3. 学术或宗教的思想体系: Taoism's doctrine.
4. 方法，办法，技术: way; method; skill.
5. 指“道家” (a school of thought during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, represented mainly by Laozi and Zhuangzi).
6. 指“道教” (one of the major religions in China, founded in the Eastern Han Dynasty): Taoist.
7. 指某些反动迷信组织: reactionary superstitious organizations.
8. 说，讲: say; talk; speak.
9. 用语言表示情意: express feelings; convey.
10. 线条: line; trace.
11. 中国历史上行政区域的名称: prefecture; in the Tang Dynasty, it was equivalent to present-day provinces; during the Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, it referred to administrative divisions below provinces.
12. 某些国家行政区域的名称: administrative divisions in certain countries.
13. 量词: measure word for long, thin objects.
14. 计量单位，“忽米”的通称: unit of measurement; commonly referred to as "hǔ mǐ".
动词
1. 说，讲: say; talk; speak.
2. 表示: express.
3. 取道，经过: via; by way of.
4. 引导，疏导: guide; direct.
5. 料;想，以为: think; consider.
量词
1. 用于长条形的东西: used for long, thin objects.
2. 用于门、关口等的阻拦的物: used for barriers like doors or gates.
3. 用于某些分次、分项或分程序的事物: used for certain items or actions that are divided or processed.
4. 次: used for certain sequential actions.
介词
从，由: by.
lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around / discontent is openly voiced
plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff / (archaic) elevated passageway connecting the upper levels of adjacent towers
Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, surrounding Seoul and Incheon, capital Suweon City 水原市[Shui3 yuan2 shi4]
disgraceful (of behavior that is unfilial, rebellious or otherwise in grave breach of the norms of society)
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Input Method for 道
Pinyin
dao4
Wubi
uthp
Cangjie
ythu
Zhengma
uanw
Four Corner
38306
Unicode
U+9053
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category