dǎo island

Made up of [ shān mountain radical 46, niǎo bird radical 196]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 7 strokes.
Combines 'island' and 'bird' giving the impression of where sea birds nest
Ancient small seal form Small seal

Related characters


Also uses shān component: àn (bank) huī (emblem) ; suì (year) ; xiān (immortal)
Also uses niǎo component: (fowl) míng (to call (birds)) ; (crow) ; (duck)

Different tone

dāo (knife) ; dāo (knife (radical)) ; dào (fall) ; dào (arrive) ; dào (road)

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Pronunciation

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Cities

秦皇岛 Qinhuangdao, Hebei
葫芦岛 Huludao, Liaoning
青岛 Qingdao, Shandong

Phrases

青岛 qīng dǎo Qingdao