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

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

導 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
dào = d + ao4
road / path / CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3] / principle / truth / morality / reason / skill / method / Dao (of Daoism) / to say / to speak / to talk / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division)
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cùn = cu + (e)n4
a unit of length / inch / thumb
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Characters with 導 as component

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

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leading / dominant / prevailing / to lead / to direct / to dominate
high-level leadership / top brass
not differentiable (function in calculus)

Sentences with 導

導 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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