道

dào
#52 most
frequent character
road, way, path
noun
Measure words:条 tiáo,股 gǔ

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

道 has 辶 as a picture part for movement along roads and 首 shǒu as the sound part. It first meant 'road, way', then grew to 'path', 'method', and 'to say'. The sound link is not clear today.

Drawn as: foot on road

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Example Sentences

这条道非常漂亮。
zhè tiáo dào fēicháng piàoliàng 。
This road is very beautiful.
我们走这条道可以到公园。
wǒmen zǒu zhè tiáo dào kěyǐ dào gōngyuán 。
We can reach the park by taking this path.
这条道的名字是什么？
zhè tiáo dào de míngzì shì shénme ？
What is the name of this road?

Words with similar meanings

路lù
road
More commonly used in everyday speech.
路径lùjìng
pathway
Can refer to both literal and metaphorical paths.

Words Starting With 道

道歉dào qiàn
to apologize; to make an apology
道德dào dé
virtue; morality; ethics; moral
道理dào lǐ
reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification

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