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dǎo = d + ao3
to transmit / to lead / to guide / to conduct / to direct
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How to pronounce 导

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

导 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
cùn = cu + (e)n4
a unit of length / inch / thumb
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= s + Ø4
6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake / ancient Chinese compass point: 150°
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Characters with 导 as component

导 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 导

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leadership group / collective of leaders

Sentences with 导

导 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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dǎo

to transmit / to lead / to guide / to conduct / to direct

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