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
道具
dàojù
stage property; prop
Characters in this word
具 jù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 八 — eight
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 舞台上的道具看似简陋，却准确还原了上世纪的生活气息。 Wǔtái shàng de dàojù kànsì jiǎnlòu, què zhǔnquè huányuán le shàng shìjì de shēnghuó qìxī. The props on stage look simple, but they accurately recreate the atmosphere of life in the last century.
- 演员们正在后台整理表演要用的道具。 Yǎnyuánmen zhèngzài hòutái zhěnglǐ biǎoyǎn yào yòng de dàojù. The actors are sorting out the props they need for the performance backstage.
- 这顶帽子是演出用的道具，不是真的。 Zhè dǐng màozi shì yǎnchū yòng de dàojù, bú shì zhēn de. This hat is a prop for the show, not a real one.
Related words
- 知道 zhīdào to know
- 道 dào a measure word for long things
- 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
- 打交道 dǎjiāodao to come into contact with, to deal with
- 地道 dìdao authentic, genuine