6 strokes15 strokes
Character #550 · The First 1000
导 (導) dǎo meaning: guide
to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct
- Strokes
- 615
- TraditionalSimplified
- 導 导
- Poster cell
- R20
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02 练习纸
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Practice writing 导導
Write 导導 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, dǎo, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet 03 千字海报
04 问答
Quick answers
- What does 导 mean in English?
- 导 (dǎo) means "guide": to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct.
- How do you pronounce 导?
- 导 is pronounced dǎo in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄉㄠˇ.
- How many strokes does 导 have?
- The simplified form, 导, has 6 strokes. The traditional form, 導, has 15.
- What is the traditional form of 导?
- The traditional form of 导 is 導. 导 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 導 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
- What are common words with 导?
- Common words that use 导 include 领导 (lǐngdǎo, lead), 指导 (zhǐdǎo, to guide), 导演 (dǎoyǎn, to direct), 导致 (dǎozhì, to lead to).
- How common is 导?
- 导 is number 550 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell R20 of The First 1000 poster.
Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.