道
Meanings
1. road; path (CL:条 (tiáo),股 (gǔ))
2. (bound form) way; reason; principle
3. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
4. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
6. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
8. (old) circuit (administrative division)
Characters used
Examples19
是
It's the police, perhaps we should get out of their way.
花
Flower arrangement is a part of Japanese culture.
大
When the great way is followed, the world is for the common good.
他们
They went their separate ways.
「我
"I'm Japanese," the boy answered.
这
None of the teachers could solve the problem.