Keyword
to pound
- to thresh
- to stir
- to disturb
- to attack
- Frequency
- #2592
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
dǎo
Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 岛 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
捣乱
to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally
捣
to pound; to beat; to hull; to attack; to disturb; to stir
捣毁
to destroy; to smash; sabotage
捣蛋
to cause trouble; to stir up trouble
捣鬼
to play tricks; to cause mischief
捣碎
to pound into pieces; to mash
鼓捣
to tinker with; to incite
捣蛋鬼
troublemaker
直捣
to advance directly toward (an enemy stronghold etc); (fig.) to directly target (the main objective)
捣鼓
to fiddle with sth; to trade with sth
调皮捣蛋
naughty; mischievous; to act up
捣烂
to mash; to beat to a pulp
直捣黄龙
lit. to directly attack Huanglong; fig. to directly combat the root of a problem
捣腾
to buy and sell; peddling
捣衣
to launder clothes by pounding