Spot 到
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
到 component
dào · to go to, to arrive
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 到
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue到Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 到 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
倒=
亻
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 到 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
倒dào
to invert
HSK 3.0 · L4倒闭dǎobìto go bankrupt
HSK 3.0 · L6倒车dǎochēto change buses, trains etc
HSK 3.0 · L6倒是dàoshìcontrary to what one might expect
HSK 3.0 · L6打倒dǎdǎoto overthrow
HSK 3.0 · L7-9倒霉dǎoméito have bad luck
HSK 3.0 · L7-9倒塌dǎotāto collapse
HSK 3.0 · L7-9倒计时dàojìshíto count down
HSK 3.0 · L7-9倒数dàoshǔto count backwards
HSK 3.0 · L7-9倒退dàotuìto fall back
HSK 3.0 · L7-9颠倒diāndǎoto turn upside down
HSK 3.0 · L7-9颠倒黑白diāndǎo-hēibáilit. to invert black and white
HSK 3.0 · L7-9