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
道德
dàodé
morals; morality
Characters in this word
德 dé
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他很有道德。 Tā hěn yǒu dàodé. He has strong morals.
- 道德课很有用。 Dàodé kè hěn yǒuyòng. Morals class is very useful.
- 我们讲道德。 Wǒmen jiǎng dàodé. We talk about morality.