道
Character Breakdown
道 = 首 + 辶
The head walks forward — the way, the path
Radical: 辶 (no. 162)Strokes: 12
View stroke order →Definitions
- (classifier, verb) road
- path
- ,股[gu3]
- principle
- truth
- morality
- reason
- skill
- method
- Dao (of Daoism)
- to say
- to speak
- to talk
- classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
- (old) administrative division (similar to province in Tang times)
Example Sentences
我知道了，谢谢。
Wǒ zhīdào le, xièxie
I got it, thanks
Words Containing 道
Related Words
Grammar Notes
HSK levels
- New HSK exam
- HSK 4
- HSK 2.0
- Not listed
- HSK Lord study list
- HSK 2 list
道: New to the HSK lists at HSK 4. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
On the new HSK 4 exam
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Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.