Memory phrase for the character: 道
道
Meaning
way, road, principle, truth, Taoism Pronunciation dào Explanation Left: movement 辶, right: head/chief 首 (eye 目 with emphasized eyebrow 首 as: chief)
Mnemonic
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The movement of the chief determines the way. Radicals
辶
movement In some cases this radical 廴 is used, but the mnemonics are the same.
首
head The eye 目 with the exaggerated eyebrows 首 stands for the: leader. The leader is also 头.
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Vocabulary
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说道 shuō dao
to discuss; reason (behind sth)
道琼斯指数
Dào Qióng sī zhǐ shù
Dow Jones industrial average (Wall street stock market index)
道琼斯 Dào Qióng sī
Dow Jones industrial average
踩道 cǎi dào
to scout; to reconnoitre
道德沦丧
dào dé lún sàng
moral bankruptcy; moral degeneracy
道岔 dào chà
railroad switch
开锣喝道
kāi luó hè dào
to clear a street by banging gongs and shouting loudly (idiom)
扳道 bān dào
railroad switch
隧道 suì dào
tunnel
隧道尽头的光亮
suì dào jìn tóu de guāng liàng
the light at the end of the tunnel
腕隧道症候群
wàn suì dào zhèng hòu qún
carpal tunnel syndrome (pain in the hands due to pressure on the median nerve); median neuropathy at the wrist
腕隧道症候群
wàn suì dào zhèng hòu qún
Japanese kanji, please follow this link .
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