# 到

| 到 | U+5230, &#21040; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5230 |
| ← 刯 [U+522F] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 刱 → [U+5231] |

## Translingual
### Han character

到 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 一土中弓 (MGLN), four-corner 1210$_0$, composition ⿰至刂)

#### Derived characters

* 倒, 𠴼, 捯, 椡, 𧌼, 菿, 箌

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 138, character 36
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1950
* Dae Jaweon: page 314, character 13
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 334, character 3
* Unihan data for U+5230

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 到 :
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 刀 | *taːw |
| 忉 | *taːw |
| 魛 | *taːw |
| 舠 | *taːw |
| 朷 | *taːw, *moːɡ |
| 叨 | *tuːw, *l̥ʰaːw |
| 倒 | *taːwʔ, *taːws |
| 到 | *taːws |
| 菿 | *taːws, *rtaːwɢ |
| 鞀 | *deːw |
| 鳭 | *rteːw, *teːw |
| 灱 | *hreːw |
| 菬 | *sdew, *tjewʔ |
| 超 | *tʰew |
| 怊 | *tʰew, *tʰjew |
| 欩 | *tʰew |
| 召 | *dews, *djews |
| 昭 | *tjew |
| 招 | *tjew |
| 鉊 | *tjew |
| 沼 | *tjewʔ |
| 照 | *tjews |
| 詔 | *tjews |
| 炤 | *tjews |
| 弨 | *tʰjew, *tʰjewʔ |
| 眧 | *tʰjewʔ |
| 韶 | *djew |
| 佋 | *djew, *djewʔ |
| 軺 | *djew, *lew |
| 玿 | *djew |
| 柖 | *djew |
| 紹 | *djewʔ |
| 袑 | *djewʔ |
| 綤 | *djewʔ |
| 邵 | *djews |
| 劭 | *djews |
| 卲 | *djews |
| 刁 | *teːw |
| 芀 | *teːw, *deːw |
| 貂 | *teːw |
| 蛁 | *teːw |
| 迢 | *deːw |
| 苕 | *deːw |
| 髫 | *deːw |
| 岧 | *deːw |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *taːws): semantic 至 (“to arrive”) + phonetic 刀 (OC *taːw).

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): dào (dao$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): dao$^4$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): dāo
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): dāo / dǎo
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): до (do, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dou$^3$ / dou$^{3-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): au$^1$ / au$^{1-2}$
* Gan (Wiktionary): dau$^4$ / dau$^3$ / dau
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): to
    (Meixian, Guangdong): dau$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): dau$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): da̿u
* Eastern Min (BUC): dó̤
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tò / tò͘ / tàu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): dao$^3$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^5$tau / $^1$tau
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): dau$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dào
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: dào
*** Wade–Giles: tao$^4$
*** Yale: dàu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daw
*** Palladius: дао (dao)
*** Sinological IPA : /tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: dao$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: dao
*** Sinological IPA : /tau²¹³/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: dāo
*** Sinological IPA : /tau⁵⁵/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: dāo / dǎo
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): dao$^4$ / dao$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /tɔ⁴⁴/, /tɔ¹¹/
* dāo - ～上海;
* dǎo - 拿不～.
* Middle Chinese: tawH
Rime :
| Character | 到 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 端 (5) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 都導切 |
| Baxter | tawH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /tɑu$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /tɑu$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tɑu$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /taw$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /tɑu$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /tɑu$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tɑu$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | dào |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | dou$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*tˤaw[k]-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*taːws/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 到 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | dào |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ taw$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*tˁaw[k]-s/ |
| English | arrive |
| 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 | 到 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 2115 |
| Phonetic component | 刀 |
| Rime group | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 到 |
| Old Chinese | /*taːws/ |

#### Definitions

到
* to arrive at a destination; to reach a destination; to get to
    火車到了。／火车到了。 ― Huǒchē dào le. ― The train has arrived.
       “Chén Xiǎomíng tóngxué!” “Dào!” [Pinyin]
       "Is John Doe here?" "Present!" (scene of taking roll at a classroom)
* to go to; to leave for
    我到機場接你。／我到机场接你。 ― Wǒ dào jīchǎng jiē nǐ. ― I'll go to the airport to pick you up.
    他到中國去了。／他到中国去了。 ― Tā dào Zhōngguó qù le. ― He has gone to China.
* used as a verbal complement to indicate the (successful) completion of an action
    找到 ― zhǎo dào ― to have found something
    做到 ― zuò dào ― to have achieved something
    聽到／听到 ― tīng dào ― to have heard something
       Nǐ zěnme méiyǒu tīng dào wǒ de qiāomén shēng? [Pinyin]
       How did you not hear my knocking on the door?
       Bùguǎn shénme shì, wǒ dōu bàn de dào. [Pinyin]
       Whatever the thing is, I can accomplish it.
       wan$^2$ m$^4$ wan$^2$ dou$^{3-2}$ tiu$^4$ so$^2$ si$^4$? [Jyutping]
       Could you find the key?
       aak$^1$ ngo$^5$ m$^4$ dou$^{3-2}$; aak$^1$ m$^4$ dou$^{3-2}$ ngo$^5$ [Jyutping]
       can't fool me
* (Cantonese) used as a verbal complement to indicate the completion of an action, with negative sentiment
    食到條骨／食到条骨 [Cantonese] ― sik$^6$ dou$^{3-2}$ tiu$^4$ gwat$^1$ [Jyutping] ― find a bone in one's food
       bei$^2$ jan$^4$ caai$^2$ dou$^{3-2}$ zek$^3$ sau$^2$ [Jyutping]
       have one's hand stepped on
* (dialectal) used after a verb to indicate a continued action or state
* (chiefly in the negative) to reach
       Tā tǐzhòng bùdào wǔshí gōngjīn. [Pinyin]
       He weighs less than fifty kilograms.
* to the extent that
       keoi$^5$ cou$^4$ dou$^3$ ngo$^5$ fan$^3$ m$^4$ zoek$^6$. [Jyutping]
       He is so noisy that I couldn't go to sleep.
* to
** to (a place)
       Wǒ zuìjìn bān dào zhè ge dìqū. [Pinyin]
       I recently moved to this area.
** to (a time); until; up to
       Zhè jiā diàn cóng 9 diǎn kāi dào 18 diǎn. [Pinyin]
       This shop is open from 9 to 6 o'clock.
       Wǒmen yào bǎ jiàqī tuīchí dào tiānqì hǎoxiē de shíhòu. [Pinyin]
       We shall delay our holiday until the weather is better.
** (from) ... to ...
       Zuòyè shì dì yī tí dào dì bā tí. [Pinyin]
       The homework is problems #1 to #8.
* (Siyi Yue, Northern Min) at; in
* thoughtful; considerate

##### Synonyms

* (verbal complement indicating completion):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 到 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 到 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 到 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 到 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 到 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 到 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 著 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 著 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 著 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 著 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 著 GT |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 著 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
* (at):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 於 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 在 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 在, 挨, 跟, 的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 在 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 在 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 在 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 在 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 在, 從 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 在 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 在 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 在 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 在 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 在 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 在 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 在 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 在 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 在 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 在 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 在 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Rugao | 吖 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 在 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 喺, 在 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 響, 喺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 響, 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 到, 響 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 到, 響 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 到, 響 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 響 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 響, 在, 喺 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 在 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 在 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 喺, 響 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 喺 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 喺 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 在 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 在 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 在 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 嗨 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 在 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 在 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 在 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 在 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 在 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 在 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 在 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 在 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 在 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 在 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 在 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 在 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 在 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 在 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 在 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 在 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 在 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 在 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 到 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 著, 在, 洽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 著, 洽 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 著 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 佇, 踮, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 佇, 踮, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 佇, 咧, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 佇, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 佇 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 佇, 踮, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 佇, 蹛 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 佇, 壏 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 佇, 踮 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 在 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 在 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 在 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 在 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 在, 壏, 放 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 著 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 在 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 在, 壏 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 佇, 放 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 佇 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 佇 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 著 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 在 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 垃, 垃垃, 垃拉, 垃海, 垃該, 垃浪 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Xinzhuang, Minhang) | 垃該, 拉 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 立垃, 勒嵌 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong) | 垃, 垃垃 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Nanhui, Pudong) | 垃該 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Fengxian) | 垃該 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jinshan) | 有垃, 垃該 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Qingpu) | 勒拉 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 勒, 浪, 勒浪, 勒搭 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 勒勒, 勒 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 勒, 勒勒, 勒裡, 勒海, 勒浪, 勒篤 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang) | 勒, 勒海, 勒拉, 勒浪 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 勒, 來勒, 勒娘, 勒裡 |
| Wu | Changshu | 勒笃, 勒裡, 勒海, 勒浪 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 勒, 勒浪, 勒海 |
| Wu | Qidong | 勒 |
| Wu | Qidong (Lüsi) | 在, 來, 來該 |
| Wu | Nantong (Haimen) | 勒, 勒特, 勒海, 勒勒 |
| Wu | Haimen (Sijia) | 來, 來到 |
| Wu | Rudong | 勒, 勒勒 |
| Wu | Pinghu | 勒, 勒海, 勒浪, 勒化, 來, 來海, 來浪, 來化 |
| Wu | Haining (Xiashi) | 有起霍, 有起, 有垃, 起勒, 起, 勒, 起霍 |
| Wu | Haiyan | 勒, 勒勒 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 勒, 勒蕩, 勒娘, 勒頭, 漏 |
| Wu | Liyang | 立 |
| Wu | Changzhou (Jintan) | 在, 則 |
| Wu | Danyang | 在, 則 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 來, 勒 |
| Wu | Jiangyin | 勒, 勒勒 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Gaochun) | 來, 拉, 垃, 得, 擱 |
| Wu | Huzhou | 拉 |
| Wu | Deqing | 垃, 垃好, 來該, 來東, 拉好, 有好 |
| Wu | Deqing (Geting) | 拉 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 勒, 勒哈, 來搭, 來東, 在 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Lin'an) | 來, 來埭, 來同 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 勒, 勒裡, 勒帶, 勒底 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Xiaoshan) | 來帶, 來東, 來夯, 帶, 東, 夯 |
| Wu | Tonglu | 來, 來裡, 來夯 |
| Wu | Shaoxing | 來帶, 來埭, 來東, 來同, 來夯, 帶, 埭, 東, 同, 夯 |
| Wu | Shaoxing (Keqiao) | 來帶, 來東, 來夯, 帶, 東, 夯 |
| Wu | Zhuji | 來克, 來客, 勒克, 勒客, 克, 客 |
| Wu | Shengzhou | 來, 來帶, 來東, 來夯 |
| Wu | Xinchang | 來固, 來蒙, 來頭 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 來, 來勒, 來的, 來對, 來東, 來當, 來該 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Zhenhai) | 來 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Beilun) | 來, 來該, 來的, 來對, 來當 |
| Wu | Ningbo (Yinzhou) | 立該, 來, 來的, 來該 |
| Wu | Yuyao | 來, 得, 來浪 |
| Wu | Ninghai | 來的 |
| Wu | Zhoushan (Dinghai) | 勒 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 是 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 在 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 在 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 在 |

#### Compounds

* 一到處 / 一到处
* 一天到晚 (yītiāndàowǎn)
* 一年到頭 / 一年到头 (yīniándàotóu)
* 三到
* 不到
* 不到家
* 不到得
* 不到的
* 不到頭 / 不到头
* 不周到
* 乍到
* 事到如今 (shìdàorújīn)
* 事到臨頭 / 事到临头
* 便做到
* 先來後到 / 先来后到
* 到不的
* 到任 (dàorèn)
* 到場 / 到场 (dàochǎng)
* 到大來 / 到大来
* 到家 (dàojiā)
* 到岸價格 / 到岸价格
* 到差
* 到底 (dàodǐ)
* 到庭 (dàotíng)
* 到得 (dàodé)
* 到手 (dàoshǒu)
* 到敢
* 到時 / 到时 (dàoshí)
* 到期 (dàoqī)
* 到案 (dào'àn)
* 到此一遊 / 到此一游 (dàocǐyīyóu)
* 到省
* 到眼
* 到職 / 到职 (dàozhí)
* 到臨 / 到临
* 到處 / 到处 (dàochù)
* 到處奔走 / 到处奔走
* 到處為家 / 到处为家
* 到達 / 到达 (dàodá)
* 到達簽證 / 到达签证
* 到頭 / 到头 (dàotóu)
* 到頭來 / 到头来 (dàotóulái)
* 到齊 / 到齐 (dàoqí)
* 吃到飽 / 吃到饱 (chīdàobǎo)
* 周到 (zhōudào)
* 周旋到底
* 堅持到底 / 坚持到底
* 報到 / 报到 (bàodào)
* 巴到
* 待到
* 得到 (dédào)
* 從頭到尾 / 从头到尾 (cóngtóudàowěi)
* 從頭到腳 / 从头到脚
* 心到神知
* 恰到好處 / 恰到好处 (qiàdàohǎochù)
* 想不到 (xiǎngbùdào)
* 意到筆隨 / 意到笔随
* 意想不到 (yìxiǎngbùdào)
* 懇到 / 恳到
* 手到回春
* 手到拿來 / 手到拿来 (shǒudàonálái)
* 手到擒來 / 手到擒来 (shǒudàoqínlái)
* 手到病除
* 打到 (dǎdào)
* 把不到
* 投到
* 抬到天上
* 掄不到 / 抡不到
* 損到家 / 损到家
* 搔到癢處 / 搔到痒处
* 料不到
* 料到 (liàodào)
* 新來乍到 / 新来乍到 (xīnláizhàdào)
* 旗開馬到 / 旗开马到
* 更做到
* 木雞養到 / 木鸡养到
* 水到渠成 (shuǐdàoqúchéng)
* 沒想到 / 没想到 (méixiǎngdào)
* 獨到 / 独到 (dúdào)
* 獨到之處 / 独到之处 (dúdàozhīchù)
* 獨到之見 / 独到之见
* 白頭到老 / 白头到老
* 百年到老
* 直到 (zhídào)
* 碰到 (pèngdào)
* 禍到臨頭 / 祸到临头
* 禮數周到 / 礼数周到
* 窮到骨 / 穷到骨
* 等到 (děngdào)
* 簽到 / 签到 (qiāndào)
* 精到 (jīngdào)
* 老到 (lǎodào)
* 老成見到 / 老成见到
* 臨到 / 临到 (líndào)
* 藥到回春 / 药到回春
* 藥到病除 / 药到病除 (yàodàobìngchú)
* 見到 / 见到 (jiàndào)
* 說到做到 / 说到做到 (shuōdàozuòdào)
* 說曹操，曹操到 / 说曹操，曹操到 (shuō Cáo Cāo, Cáo Cāo dào)
* 讀書三到 / 读书三到
* 走馬到任 / 走马到任
* 趕到 / 赶到
* 踢到鐵板 / 踢到铁板
* 辦不到 / 办不到 (bànbùdào)
* 辦到 / 办到
* 逕到 / 迳到 (jìngdào)
* 過到 / 过到
* 遇到 (yùdào)
* 達到 / 达到 (dádào)
* 遲到 / 迟到 (chídào)
* 門到戶說 / 门到户说
* 面面俱到 (miànmiànjùdào)
* 頭到 / 头到
* 馬到成功 / 马到成功 (mǎdào-chénggōng)
* 點到為止 / 点到为止 (diǎndàowéizhǐ)

### Etymology 2

* This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Hokkien 到 (kàu) related to Hokkien 夠 / 够 (kàu)? as recorded together in Douglas (1873/1899)”

#### Pronunciation

* Eastern Min (BUC): gáu
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gao$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kàu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gao$^3$
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: gáu
*** Sinological IPA : /kɑu²¹³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gao$^4$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ga̍u
*** Sinological IPA : /kau⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Hui'an, General Taiwanese, Kinmen, Philippines, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàu
*** Tâi-lô: kàu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kaux
*** IPA (Kinmen): /kau¹²/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Hui'an, Kaohsiung, Singapore): /kau²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /kau⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kau¹¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gao$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kàu
*** Sinological IPA : /kau²¹³/

#### Definitions

到
* (Min) to arrive
    伊到厝矣。 [Hokkien] ― I kàu chhù--ah. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― He has arrived home.
* (Eastern Min) used as a verbal complement to indicate the (successful) completion of an action
* (Hokkien, mahjong, playing cards) to complete a winning hand
* (Hokkien) Alternative form of 甲 (kah / kàu / á, “to; until; to the extent (Used after a verb or an adjective and before a degree complement.)”)
* (Hokkien) Alternative form of 甲 (kah / kàu / á, “very; really; badly”)

##### Synonyms

(to complete a winning hand): 和 (hú); (Cantonese) 食糊

### References

* “到”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “到”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 197.
* 台灣話的語源與理據：到˙各（kauʟ）──到、來到

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* arrival
* proceed
* reach
* attain
* (archaic) result in

#### Readings

* Go-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)
* Kun: いたる (itaru, 到る)

#### Compounds

* 到(とう)来(らい) (tōrai); 到(とう)來(らい) (tōrai): arrival; beginning, start

#### Synonyms

* 至

### Proper noun

到(いたる) • (Itaru)
* a male given name

## Korean
### Hanja

到 (eumhun 이를 도 (ireul do))
* hanja form of 도 (“arrival”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

到: Hán Nôm readings: đáo, đáu, tráo
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.