Chinese symbol for “reach”
到
dào
to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reach is 到 (dào), defined as: to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “reach”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 达到 (達到) | dá dào | to reach; to achieve; to attain |
| 达成 (達成) | dá chéng | to reach (an agreement); to accomplish |
| 到达 (到達) | dào dá | to reach; to arrive |
| 就 | jiù | (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after |
| 及 | jí | and; to reach |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 到.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 看到 | kàn dào | to see |
| 得到 | dé dào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 受到 | shòu dào | to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc) |
| 达到 (達到) | dá dào | to reach; to achieve; to attain |
| 不到 | bù dào | not to arrive; not reaching |
| 找到 | zhǎo dào | to find |
See also: Japanese symbol for “reach”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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