HSK 1

(dào): go to, arrive, been to

dào

go to, arrive, been to

Pinyin

dào

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

go to, arrive, been to

How to Write (dào)

is written in 8 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 至 (arrive) carries the meaning, and 刂 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

reach, arrive
knife

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

到处

dàochù

到底

dàodǐ

到达

dàodá

受到

shòudào

周到

zhōudào

报到

bàodào

达到

dádào

迟到

chídào

遇到

yùdào

归根到底

guīgēndàodǐ

恰到好处

qiàdàohǎochù

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