HSK 3

(dǎo): direct, guide, lead

dǎo

direct, guide, lead

Pinyin

dǎo

HSK Level

Level 3

Characters

1

English Meaning

direct, guide, lead

How to Write (dǎo)

is written in 6 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
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  6. 6

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Origin of

A hand 寸 pointing the way to someplace 巳

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

the hours from 9 to 11
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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

主导

zhǔdǎo

倡导

chàngdǎo

向导

xiàngdǎo

导向

dǎoxiàng

导弹

dǎodàn

导游

dǎoyóu

导演

dǎoyǎn

导致

dǎozhì

导航

dǎoháng

引导

yǐndǎo

指导

zhǐdǎo

辅导

fǔdǎo

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