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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- dao4
- English meanings
- up until
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 至; right 刂.
Meaning & sound clues
至 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “arrive”.
刂 is identified as the sound component (dāo). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 到.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
actually
knife
chatter; prattle
lead; guide
isle
mourn; grieve
pound; trouble
thief
steal; thief
pray; prayer
rice; paddy
tread; dance
say
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 一天到晚
- 一年到头
- 从早到晚
- 做到
- 到位
- 到处
- 到头来
- 到底
- 到期
- 到来
- 到达
- 办不到
- 受到
- 听到
- 周到
- 回到
- 归根到底
- 得到
- 恰到好处
- 想不到
- 想到
- 意想不到
- 感到
- 找到
- 报到
- 拿到
- 接到
- 提到
- 收到
- 放到
- 料到
- 来到
- 没想到
- 直到
- 看到
- 碰到
- 等到
- 见到
- 说到底
- 谈到
- 赶到
- 起到
- 达到
- 迟到
- 送到
- 遇到
- 遭到
- 面面俱到