道 (dào)
road; way; method; to say; measure word for dishes or questions
How 道 is written
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辶 — walk
- Traditional
- 道
- Simplified
- 道 (unchanged)
Components
- 辶 walk
- 首 head
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.
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