Phonosemantic compound. 寸 represents the meaning and 道 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (導)
Simplified (导)
已 Simplified component
yǐ already
Shorthand for the phonetic 道 component in the traditional character 導.
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Historical Evolution
導
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
導
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
導
Clerical
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
導
Regular
Modern
Chinese
导 / 導 [dǎo]
to transmit; to lead; to guide; to conduct; to direct
Japanese
guidance; guide
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
導 みち
Michi given name
CHINESE WORDS (160)
领导 [lǐngdǎo] #2,509
lead
导致 [dǎozhì] #1,759
to lead to
指导 [zhǐdǎo] #3,038
to guide
引导 [yǐndǎo] #5,112
to guide
导弹 [dǎodàn] #4,006
guided missile
领导人 [lǐngdǎorén] #9,012
leader
导演 [dǎoyǎn] #2,051
to direct
教导 [jiàodǎo] #6,184
to instruct
报导 [bàodǎo] #5,300
to report (in the media)
导师 [dǎoshī] #6,240
tutor
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 導く [みちびく] #2,294
to guide
⭐ 指導 [しどう] #2,868
guidance
⭐ 誘導 [ゆうどう] #4,024
guidance
⭐ 報道 [ほうどう] #7,227
report (of news)
⭐ 導入 [どうにゅう] #7,956
introduction
⭐ 先導 [せんどう] #8,817
guidance
魔道 [まどう] #9,219
heresy
導き出す [みちびきだす] #10,604
to draw (conclusion)
⭐ 指導者 [しどうしゃ] #10,866
leader
⭐ 主導 [しゅどう] #13,614
leadership
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