dào

road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])

(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)

movement (辶) + head/sound (首) = the road, the way, the principle

The movement radical 辶 carries the core meaning: a path you travel along. 首 mainly contributes the sound dào; yet there is a pleasing echo in the idea of a head leading the way.

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Words with 道

一道

yī dào

together

抄道

chāo dào

to take a shortcut

道牙

dào yá

curb

通道

tōng dào

(communications) channel

通道侗族自治县

tōng dào dòng zú zì zhì xiàn

Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, in Huaihua City 懷化市|怀化市[Huai2 hua4 Shi4], Hunan

通道县

tōng dào xiàn

see 通道侗族自治縣|通道侗族自治县[Tong1 dao4 Dong4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

道谢

dào xiè

to express thanks

进道若蜷

jìn dào ruò quán

progress seems like regress (alternative wording for 進道若退|进道若退[jin4 dao4 ruo4 tui4])

进道若退

jìn dào ruò tuì

progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1], Chpt. 41)

运道

yùn dao

fortune

过道

guò dào

passageway

道奇

dào qí

Dodge, US automobile brand, division of Chrysler LLC

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