禱
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dǎo · to pray, to entreat, to beg

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18Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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礻Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

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Example sentences

Notice where 禱 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ yào dǎo gào le.我要禱告了。

I'm going to pray.

Source: Tatoeba #13189729 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén dōu guì le xià lái qí dǎo.我們都跪了下來祈禱。

We all knelt down to pray.

Source: Tatoeba #515527 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài qí dǎo.我在祈禱。

I am praying.

Source: Tatoeba #6065393 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jīn tiān shì xīng qī wǔ, suǒ yǐ wǒ mén xū yào dǎo gào.今天是星期五,所以我們需要禱告。

It's Friday, and so we have to perform our prayers.

Source: Tatoeba #844959 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén quán tǐ wéi rì běn qí dǎo.我們全體為日本祈禱。

We are all praying for Japan.

Source: Tatoeba #789406 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén qí dǎo háizi mén huì yuán liàng wǒ mén.我們祈禱孩子們會原諒我們。

We prayed that our children would forgive us.

Source: Tatoeba #13958080 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 禱 in context

  1. Say dǎo, then recall the core meaning: to pray, to entreat, to beg.
  2. Write all 18 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 禱 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.