道
road; path · (bound form) way; reason; principle
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Character Decomposition
道=辶+首
Etymology
walk
Meanings
road; path
(bound form) way; reason; principle
(bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
(Daoism) the Way; the Dao
to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
(bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
(old) circuit (administrative division)
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Words with 道 1177 total
arterial road · main road · main watercourse干道gàn dàoancient road · precepts of the antiquity古道gǔ dàosermon · to sermonize · to preach · to evangelize布道bù dàotunnel · causeway地道dì dàonormal and proper practice · conventional practice · common occurrence常道cháng dàothe Way of the Hegemon · abbr. for 霸王之道 · despotic rule · rule by might · evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道 · overbearing · tyranny · (of liquor, medicine etc) strong · potent霸道bà dàoJapanese tea ceremony · sado茶道chá dàoto commend · to praise称道chēng dàohost东道dōng dào
Idioms with 道 291 total
to be content with poverty and strive for virtue (idiom)安贫乐道ān pín lè dào(idiom) tyrannical; oppressive; lawless暴虐无道bào nu:è wú dàoto be too petty or insignificant to mention · to not be worth mentioning (idiom)卑卑不足道bēi bēi bù zú dàonot worth mentioning卑不足道bēi bù zú dàolamentations fill the roads (idiom); severe suffering all around悲声载道bēi shēng zài dàoto run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to背道而驰bèi dào ér chí