Primary radical
辶 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 道.
辶 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 道.
首 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
HSK 1 · to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
HSK 4 · road; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
HSK 4 · road; path; way
HSK 4 · to apologize
HSK 4 · street; subdistrict; residential district
HSK 4 · don't tell me ...; could it be that...?
method, way; path, road
道 has 12 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
辶 is the radical in 道. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
知道 (zhīdào): to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]; 道 (dào): road; path; (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); 道路 (dàolù): road; path; way.