dào

go to

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
至 meaning component

  Meaning component

zhì

  

reach

Depicts an arrow arriving at its target.

刂 sound component

  Sound component

dāo

  

knife

is a component form of .

Evolution

到 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
到 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
到 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
到 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

dào

go to, arrive, been to; to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive; (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)

Most common words with 到
Freq.
Word
Meaning

up to

得到

to get

找到

to find

达到

to reach

到底

finally

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)