道
Dictionary entry
road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])
What does 道 mean?
道 (dào) has the following dictionary meaning.
1road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])
2(bound form) way; reason; principle
3(bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
4(Daoism) the Way; the Dao
5to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
6(bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
7classifier 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)
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