导 — Chinese character
导
dǎo
to direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct
- Pinyin
- dǎo
- Radical
- 41 ⼨ (Inch)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 巳 寸
- Formation
- ideographic — A hand 寸 pointing the way to someplace 巳
- Traditional
- 導
Common words with 导
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 领导 (領導) | lǐng dǎo | lead; leading |
| 导致 (導致) | dǎo zhì | to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about |
| 指导 (指導) | zhǐ dǎo | to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer |
| 领导人 (領導人) | lǐng dǎo rén | leader |
| 导演 (導演) | dǎo yǎn | to direct; director (film etc) |
| 报导 (報導) | bào dǎo | to report (in the media); (news) report |
| 导弹 (導彈) | dǎo dàn | (guided) missile; measure word: 枚 (méi) |
| 引导 (引導) | yǐn dǎo | to guide; to lead (around) |
| 主导 (主導) | zhǔ dǎo | leading; dominant |
| 导师 (導師) | dǎo shī | tutor; teacher |
| 导向 (導向) | dǎo xiàng | to be oriented towards; orientation |
| 教导 (教導) | jiào dǎo | to instruct; to teach |
English words written with 导
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.