# 導

| 導 | U+5C0E, &#23566; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C0E |
| ← 對 [U+5C0D] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 小 → [U+5C0F] |

## Translingual
### 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 3834$_3$, composition ⿱道寸)

#### Derived characters

* 𠐵

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: 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
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 導
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 道 | *l'uːʔ |
| 導 | *duːs |
| 首 | *hljuʔ, *hljus |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *duːs) : phonetic 道 (OC *l'uːʔ, “path”) + semantic 寸 (“hand”) – to lead someone.

### Etymology 1

Cognate with 道 (OC *l'uːʔ, “road”).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dǎo (dao$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): dou$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): thô / tho
    (Meixian, Guangdong): tau$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): dô̤
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tō / tō͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dao$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$dau
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): dau$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dǎo
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dǎo
*** Wade–Giles: tao$^3$
*** Yale: dǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dao
*** Palladius: дао (dao)
*** Sinological IPA : /tɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dou$^6$
*** Yale: douh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dou$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dou$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /tou̯²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thô / tho
*** Hakka Romanization System: to$^ˊ$ / to
*** Hagfa Pinyim: to$^1$ / to$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰo²⁴/, /tʰo⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: tau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰau⁴⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dô̤
*** Sinological IPA : /tɔ²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (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: dao$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tău
*** Sinological IPA : /tau³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$dau
*** MiniDict: dau$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$dau
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /dɔ²³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: dau$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɒu̯⁴⁵/
* Middle Chinese: dawH
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 |
| Baxter | dawH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /dɑu$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /dɑu$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /dɑu$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /daw$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /dɑu$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /dɑu$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /dʱɑu$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | dào |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | dou$^6$ |
* 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

* 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 (xiàngdǎo)
* 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 (dǎobǎn)
* 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)
* 誤導 / 误导 (wùdǎo)
* 誘導 / 诱导 (yòudǎo)
* 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)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhōa
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhōa
*** Tâi-lô: tshuā
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhoa
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /t͡sʰua⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰua²²/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰua³³/

#### Definitions

導
* (Hokkien) Alternative form of 𤆬 (chhōa, “to lead; to guide”)
    From: 2009, 謝鴻文 (lyrics and music), 祢是葡萄樹
    Chhim-chhim kî-tó, Chhōa góa kèng-ka jīn-bat Lí [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    Praying deeply, Lead me to know You more

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 導 |
| Kyūjitai | 導󠄁 導+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 導󠄃 導+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)
* to direct, guide, lead, conduct

#### Readings

* Go-on: どう (dō, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: とう (tō)
* 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 spelling 標 |
(This term, 導, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### References

* ↑ “導”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

## 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)