道 dào
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 首 chief, head, leader
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
道
dào
a measure word for long things
Character
Example phrases
- 一道菜很香。 Yí dào cài hěn xiāng. One dish smells very good.
- 这道题很难。 Zhè dào tí hěn nán. This question is very hard.
- 门外有一道墙。 Mén wài yǒu yí dào qiáng. There is a wall outside the door.
Related words
- 知道 zhīdào to know
- 道理 dàolǐ reason; common sense
- 道路 dàolù road
- 味道 wèidào taste; smell
- 报道 bàodào to report; news report
- 难道 nándào really? (shows surprise)
- 街道 jiēdào street
- 道德 dàodé morals; morality
- 频道 píndào channel
- 份 fèn a measure word for portions
- 下 xià once [brief action]
- 家 jiā professional (person suffix)