1. 道

道

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  • 52nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.28% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 448 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
道→
辶首
2Radical
道→
辶walk首head
3Graphical
道→
丶㇆㇝丷一口二丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dào (dao4)direction • way • road • path • principle • truth • morality • reason • skill • method • Dao (of Daoism) • to say • to speak • to talk • classifier for long thin stretches, rivers, roads etc • province (of Korea do 도, and formerly Japan dō) • CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

知道 

Uncommon

出道 
北海道 
厚道 
同道 
味道 
问道 (問道)
国道 (國道)
地道 
报道 (報道)
大道 
小道 
微不足道 
志同道合 
有道 
正道 
渠道 
王道 
肠道 (腸道)
街道 
说道 (說道)
车道 (車道)
轨道 (軌道)
通道 
道具 
道别 (道別)
道德 
道歉 
道理 
道路 
隧道 
难道 (難道)
霸道 
频道 (頻道)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.