捣 - dǎo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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13 strokes
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搗 (捣)

dǎo

Definition

pound
beat
hull
attack
disturb
stir

Character Decomposition

Related words (15)

搗亂

dǎo luàn

to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally

搗賣

dǎo mài

to resell at a profit

搗實

dǎo shí

to ram (earth); to compact earth by ramming

搗弄

dǎo nòng

to move back and forward; to trade

搗毀

dǎo huǐ

to destroy; to smash; sabotage

搗爛

dǎo làn

to mash; to beat to a pulp

搗碎

dǎo suì

to pound into pieces; to mash

搗騰

dǎo téng

to buy and sell; peddling

搗騰

dǎo teng

to turn over sth repeatedly

搗蛋

dǎo dàn

to cause trouble; to stir up trouble

搗衣

dǎo yī

to launder clothes by pounding

搗鬼

dǎo guǐ

to play tricks; to cause mischief

搗鼓

dǎo gu

to fiddle with sth; to trade with sth

troublemaker

to storm; to attack directly

Idioms (1)

磕頭如搗蒜

kè tóu rú dǎo suàn

(lit.) to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom); (fig.) to pound the ground with one's head

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