导 dǎo guide
guide; to lead
怎么记住“导”: 巳 snake + 寸 inch = guide. At the reptile house the keeper lifts the snake out an inch at a time while the children follow their guide.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
originally 道 + 寸
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
导 = 巳 snake + 寸 inch
- 巳 snake shape only
- 寸 inch meaning
At the reptile house the keeper lifts the snake out an inch at a time while the children follow their guide.
How it came to be
The hand gives the meaning; in the full form the part for path gave the sound, and the simplified form puts a simpler shape there.
用法
- 'To lead, guide, direct'. 领导 (lǐngdǎo) = to lead / a leader; 指导 (zhǐdǎo) = to instruct/guide.
- 导致 (dǎozhì) = to lead to / cause (usually a bad result): 粗心导致错误 (cūxīn dǎozhì cuòwù) carelessness leads to mistakes.
- 导游 (dǎoyóu) = tour guide; 导演 (dǎoyǎn) = (film) director.
含“导”的词语
- 导游dǎoyóutour guideHSK 4
- 导演dǎoyǎnto directHSK 5
- 导致dǎozhìto lead toHSK 5
- 指导zhǐdǎoto guideHSK 5
- 领导lǐngdǎoleadHSK 5
- 主导zhǔdǎoleadingHSK 6
- 导师dǎoshītutorHSK 6
- 引导yǐndǎoto guideHSK 6
- 辅导fǔdǎoto give guidanceHSK 6
- 半导体bàndǎotǐsemiconductorHSK 7
- 向导xiàngdǎoguideHSK 7
- 导向dǎoxiàngto be oriented towardsHSK 7
- 导弹dǎodànmissileHSK 7
- 导航dǎohángto navigateHSK 7
- 误导wùdǎoto misleadHSK 7
- 倡导chàngdǎoto advocateHSK 8
- 导火索dǎohuǒsuǒfuse (for explosive)HSK 8
- 疏导shūdǎoto dredgeHSK 9
例句
- 导游在前面带路。 Dǎoyóu zài qiánmian dàilù.The guide is in front of us leading the way.
- 向导带领我们参观灯塔。 Xiàngdǎo dàilǐng wǒmen cānguān dēngtǎ.The guide led us on a tour of the lighthouse.