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
道理
dàolǐ
reason; common sense
Characters in this word
理 lǐ
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 你说得有道理。 Nǐ shuō de yǒu dào lǐ. What you say makes sense.
- 这个道理很简单。 Zhè ge dào lǐ hěn jiǎn dān. This idea is very simple.
- 他不懂道理。 Tā bù dǒng dào lǐ. He does not understand common sense.
Related words
- 知道 zhīdào to know
- 道 dào a measure word for long things
- 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
- 经理 jīnglǐ manager
- 理想 lǐxiǎng dream; ideal
- 办理 bànlǐ to handle paperwork; to process