CHINESE CHARACTER

叨 (dāo): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

dāo

talkative; grumbling

HSK 7-95 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

口

Primary radical

口 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 叨.

刀

Phonetic component

刀 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 5

Write 叨 in 5 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 叨

唠叨láodao

HSK 7-9 · to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging

絮叨xùdao

HSK 7-9 · long-winded; garrulous; to talk endlessly without getting to the point

Examples using 叨

唠叨

我并不想唠叨你。

Wǒ bìng bù xiǎng láo dao nǐ。

I don't mean to nag you.

FAQ

What does 叨 (dāo) mean in Chinese?

talkative; grumbling

How do you write 叨 in stroke order?

叨 has 5 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 叨?

口 is the radical in 叨. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 叨?

唠叨 (láodao): to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging; 絮叨 (xùdao): long-winded; garrulous; to talk endlessly without getting to the point.