道 way

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ㄉㄠ ˋ

dào

way

道 is a 12 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as dào in the fourth tone.

It is made up of the components 辶 (walk) and 首 (head).

4 stories have been written about this character — see all

he walks ahead the way
by ente78

i let myself walk in the way of grasses
by clstsn

I walk 辶 down the path my chief 首 leads me, without any [dou]bts.
by vms5q

"辶 (walk) and 首 (head) Đi (辶) trên con đường (道) với đầu tàu (首) chỉ dẫn"
by lkhalliera

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We found 1 pronunciation for 道

Definitions for 道 pronounced as dào

road
path
CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]
principle
truth
morality
reason
skill
method
Dao (of Daoism)
to say
to speak
to talk
classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
(old) administrative division (similar to province in Tang times)