導

See also: 导

導	U+5C0E, 導 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C0E

← 對
[U+5C0D]

CJK Unified Ideographs

小 →
[U+5C0F]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

導 (Kangxi radical 41, 寸+12, 15 (Mainland China, Japan), 16 (Hong Kong) strokes, cangjie input 卜山木戈 (YUDI), four-corner 3834₃, composition ⿱道寸)

References

KangXi: page 296, character 10

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7463

Dae Jaweon: page 586, character 9

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 512, character 5

Unihan data for U+5C0E

Chinese

trad.		導
simp.		导
alternative forms		⿱刀寸

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (首) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
道	*l'uːʔ
導	*duːs
首	hljuʔ, hljus

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *duːs) : phonetic 道 (OC *l'uːʔ, “path”) + semantic 寸 (“hand”) – to lead someone.

Etymology

Cognate with 道 (OC *l'uːʔ, “road”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dǎo (dao³)
(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): thô / tho
(Meixian, Guangdong): tau¹
Min Dong (BUC): dô̤
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): tō / tō͘
(Teochew, Peng'im): dao⁶
Wu (Wiktionary): dau (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dǎo
  - Wade–Giles: tao³
  - Yale: dǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dao
  - Palladius: дао (dao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou⁶
  - Yale: douh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thô / tho
  - Hakka Romanization System: to´ / to
  - Hagfa Pinyim: to¹ / to⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰo²⁴/, /tʰo⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: tau¹
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰau⁴⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dô̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔ²⁴²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō
  - Tâi-lô: tō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doi
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /to²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /to³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō͘
  - Tâi-lô: tōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: do
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /tɔ⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dao⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tău
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tau³⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: dau (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /d̥ɔ²³/

Middle Chinese: /dɑu^H/

Rime
Character	導
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	徒到切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/dɑu^H/
Pan Wuyun	/dɑu^H/
Shao Rongfen	/dɑu^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/daw^H/
Li Rong	/dɑu^H/
Wang Li	/dɑu^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/dʱɑu^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	dou⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*lˤuʔ-s/
(Zhengzhang): /*duːs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	導
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	dǎo
Middle Chinese	‹ daw^H ›
Old Chinese	/*lˁuʔ-s/
English	to lead
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	導
Reading #	1/1
No.	11670
Phonetic component	首
Rime group	幽
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	導
Old Chinese	/*duːs/

Definitions

導

to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct

Compounds

Derived terms from 導

不導體／不导体
不良導體／不良导体
主導／主导 (zhǔdǎo)
主導詞／主导词
個別輔導／个别辅导
倡導／倡导 (chàngdǎo)
傳導／传导 (chuándǎo)
先導／先导 (xiāndǎo)
光電傳導／光电传导
出口導向／出口导向
制導／制导
前導／前导
創意指導／创意指导
勸導／劝导 (quàndǎo)
半導體／半导体 (bàndǎotǐ)
向導／向导
呵導／呵导
善導／善导
單線領導／单线领导
嚮導／向导 (xiàngdǎo)
嚮導犬／向导犬
因勢利導／因势利导 (yīnshìlìdǎo)
團體輔導／团体辅导
執導／执导 (zhídǎo)
報導／报导 (bàodǎo)
報導攝影／报导摄影
報導文學／报导文学
宣導／宣导 (xuāndǎo)
專題報導／专题报导
導修課／导修课 (dǎoxiūkè)
導傘／导伞
導入／导入 (dǎorù)
導函數／导函数 (dǎohánshù)
導向／导向 (dǎoxiàng)
導向思考／导向思考
導向飛彈／导向飞弹 (dǎoxiàng fēidàn)
導向魚雷／导向鱼雷
導報／导报 (dǎobào)
導尿／导尿 (dǎoniào)
導尿管／导尿管 (dǎoniàoguǎn)
導師／导师 (dǎoshī)
導師制／导师制
導引／导引 (dǎoyǐn)
導引之術／导引之术
導引大全／导引大全
導引系統／导引系统
導引胎息／导引胎息
導彈／导弹 (dǎodàn)

導德齊禮／导德齐礼
導揚／导扬
導播／导播 (dǎobō)
導板／导板
導標／导标
導正／导正 (dǎozhèng)
導氣／导气
導氣之術／导气之术
導水／导水
導流板／导流板
導源／导源 (dǎoyuán)
導演／导演 (dǎoyǎn)
導火線／导火线 (dǎohuǒxiàn)
導熱／导热 (dǎorè)
導爆索／导爆索
導生制／导生制
導盲／导盲 (dǎománg)
導盲磚／导盲砖 (dǎomángzhuān)
導管／导管 (dǎoguǎn)
導管分子／导管分子
導線／导线 (dǎoxiàn)
導致／导致 (dǎozhì)
導航／导航 (dǎoháng)
導航器／导航器
導航衛星／导航卫星
導覽／导览 (dǎolǎn)
導言／导言 (dǎoyán)
導語／导语
導論／导论 (dǎolùn)
導諛／导谀
導護／导护
導讀／导读 (dǎodú)
導遊／导游 (dǎoyóu)
導電／导电 (dǎodiàn)
導體／导体 (dǎotǐ)
就業輔導／就业辅导
引導／引导 (yǐndǎo)
感導／感导
慣性導航／惯性导航
批郤導窾／批郤导窾
指導／指导 (zhǐdǎo)
指導員／指导员 (zhǐdǎoyuán)
指揮導航／指挥导航
推導／推导 (tuīdǎo)
教導／教导 (jiàodǎo)
教育視導／教育视导
教育輔導／教育辅导
新聞報導／新闻报导

柔性勸導／柔性劝导
武術指導／武术指导
歸向導引／归向导引
波導／波导 (bōdǎo)
深度報導／深度报导
熱傳導／热传导
熱導率／热导率 (rèdǎolǜ)
物件導向／物件导向
特別報導／特别报导
獨家報導／独家报导
王導／王导
班導師／班导师
生活輔導／生活辅导
疏導／疏导 (shūdǎo)
督導／督导 (dūdǎo)
節導／节导
級任導師／级任导师
綜合報導／综合报导 (zōnghé bàodǎo)
網路導覽／网路导览
線上導覽／线上导览
編導／编导 (biāndǎo)
美工指導／美工指导
職業輔導／职业辅导
自導自演／自导自演 (zìdǎozìyǎn)
藝術指導／艺术指导
衛星導航／卫星导航
訓導／训导 (xùndǎo)
誘導／诱导 (yòudǎo)
誤導／误导 (wùdǎo)
課外輔導／课外辅导
課後輔導／课后辅导
課業輔導／课业辅导
諄諄教導／谆谆教导
超導電性／超导电性
超導體／超导体 (chāodǎotǐ)
輔導／辅导 (fǔdǎo)
輔導員／辅导员 (fǔdǎoyuán)
輔導級／辅导级
開導／开导 (kāidǎo)
電導／电导 (diàndǎo)
非導體／非导体
順導／顺导 (shùndǎo)
領導／领导 (lǐngdǎo)
領導制度／领导制度
領導幹部／领导干部
領導有方／领导有方
領導班子／领导班子 (lǐngdǎo bānzi)

Japanese

Shinjitai	導
Kyūjitai [1]	導󠄁 導+`󠄁`^? (Adobe-Japan1)
	導󠄃 導+`󠄃`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

導

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

to direct, guide, lead, conduct

Readings

Go-on: どう (dō, Jōyō)^{←だう (dau, historical)}
Kan-on: とう (tō)^{←たう (tau, historical)}
Kun: みちびく (michibiku, 導く, Jōyō); しるべ (shirube, 導)
Nanori: おさ (osa); みち (michi)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
導
しるべ Grade: 5
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 導 – see the following entry.

【しるべ】

[noun] guide

Alternative spellings
導, 標

(This term, 導, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

“導”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎ (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015—2023

Korean

Hanja

導 (eumhun 인도할 도 (indohal do))

Hanja form^? of 도 (“to direct, guide, lead, conduct”).

Compounds

교도소 (矯導所, gyodoso, “jail, prison”)

Vietnamese

Han character

導: Hán Nôm readings: đạo

chữ Hán form of đạo (“to direct, guide, lead, conduct”).

Compounds

主導 (chủ đạo)
導演 (đạo diễn)
領導 (lãnh đạo)

[1] “導”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎ (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015—2023