Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “dao”
24 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
dāo
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Third tone
dǎo
岛
dǎo
导island
7 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6dǎo
島to direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct
6 strokesdǎo
捣island
10 strokesdǎo
祷to thresh, to pound
10 strokesdǎo
搗to pray, to entreat, to beg
11 strokesdǎo
導to thresh, to pound
13 strokesdǎo
蹈to direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct
15 strokesdǎo
禱to dance, to stamp the feet
17 strokesdǎo
to pray, to entreat, to beg
18 strokes4
Fourth tone
dào
到
dào
道to go to, to arrive
8 strokes · HSK 3.0 L1dào
倒method, way
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4dào
盗to collapse, to fall over
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4dào
悼to rob, to steal
11 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9dào
焘to grieve, to lament, to mourn
11 strokesdào
盜to shine, to illuminate
11 strokesdào
稻to rob, to steal
12 strokesdào
燾rice plant
15 strokesdào
纛to shine, to illuminate
18 strokesdào
banner, streamer
25 strokesSound in context
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