(dào)

road; way; method; to say; measure word for dishes or questions

How 道 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
— walk
Traditional
Simplified
(unchanged)

Components

Common words using 道

知道 zhīdào
to know; to be aware of; also pron. [zhi1 dao5]
出道 chūdào
to make one's first public performance (of an entertainer etc); to start one's career
北海道 běihǎidào
Hokkaidō, Japan
厚道 hòudao
kind and honest; generous; sincere
同道 tóngdào
same principle
味道 wèidao
flavor; smell; hint of
問道 wèndào
to ask the way; to ask
國道 guódào
national highway
地道 dìdào
tunnel; causeway
報道 bàodào
report; CL:篇[pian1],份[fen4]
大道 dàdào
main street; avenue
微不足道 wēibùzúdào
negligible; insignificant

道 in a sentence

這道菜的味道真不錯。

Zhè dào cài de wèidào zhēn bùcuò.

“This dish tastes really good.”

How common is 道?

道 is the 52nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 31.1% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 道

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