Dong Chinese dictionary

dǎo

direct, lead

Simplified form of 導. Phonosemantic compound. 寸 represents the meaning and 道 represents the sound.

Components

yǐ

already

Shorthand for the phonetic 道 component in the traditional character 導.

寸 Meaning component

cùn

(hand), inch

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

dǎo

direct, guide, lead, conduct; to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct

Most common words with 导

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