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Animated Stroke Order 导

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How to write 导 — animated stroke order

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2.

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3.

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导

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4.

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5.

How to Use 导

People who guide or lead

Nouns referring to a person whose job is to guide or lead others

导游 • dǎo yóu • lead a site-seeing tour • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 导

导致 • dǎo zhì • to cause; lead to; result in

HSK 5

dǎo导

zhì

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

shì是

wǒ我

men们

bù部

mén门

de

Information

Pinyindǎo

Meaningto guide, lead, or conduct

Strokes6

Radical寸

Traditional導

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#787

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+寸inch, measure

A hand (寸) guiding along a path (巳) to lead or direct someone forward.

dǎo导

yóu游

lead a site-seeing tour

导演 • dǎo yǎn • director • HSK 5

HSK 5

dǎo导

yǎn演

director

向导 • xiàng dǎo • guide • HSK 6

HSK 6

xiàng向

dǎo导

guide

Guidance or orientation

Words related to guiding direction or providing orientation

导航 • dǎo háng • navigation • HSK 6

HSK 6

dǎo导

háng航

navigation

导向 • dǎo xiàng • orientation; guidance; direct (something) • HSK 6

HSK 6

dǎo导

xiàng向

orientation; guidance; direct (something)

指导 • zhǐ dǎo • guide; direct; conduct • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhǐ指

dǎo导

guide; direct; conduct

致

to cause; lead to; result in

辅导 • fǔ dǎo • to coach; train; tutor

HSK 5

fǔ辅

dǎo导

to coach; train; tutor

领导 • lǐng dǎo • lead; leader

HSK 5

lǐng领

dǎo导

lead; leader

主导 • zhǔ dǎo • lead; dominant

HSK 6

zhǔ主

dǎo导

lead; dominant

倡导 • chàng dǎo • initiate; propose; advocate

HSK 6

chàng倡

dǎo导

initiate; propose; advocate

导师 • dǎo shī • tutor

HSK 3.0 · L6

dǎo导

shī师

tutor

的

lǐng领

dǎo导

。

He is the leader of our department.

dǎo导

yóu游

dài带

wǒ我

men们

cān参

guān观

le了

gù故

gōng宫

。

The tour guide showed us around the Forbidden City.

wǒ我

yòng用

shǒu手

jī机

dǎo导

háng航

zhǎo找

dào到

le了

jiǔ酒

diàn店

。

I used my phone's navigation to find the hotel.

lǎo老

shī师

shū疏

dǎo导

xué学

shēng生

pái排

duì队

。

The teacher guides the students to line up.

lǎo老

shī师

fǔ辅

dǎo导

wǒ我

xué学

xí习

。

The teacher tutors me in my studies.

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Characters pronounced "dao".

岛dǎoisland
盗dàoto steal, rob, or plunder
到dàoto arrive; to get to
悼dàoto mourn, grieve
刀dāoknife
倒dǎoto reverse; turn upside down; to pour

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "寸".

尉wèiofficer, military rank
封fēngto seal, to close, to confer
寿shòulongevity, long life
寺sìtemple, government office in ancient China
射shèto shoot, to launch, to emit
寸cùna unit of length equal to one-tenth of a Chinese foot

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