Memory phrase for the character: 導

導

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Meaning

guide, conduct, lead

Pronunciation

DŌ
michibiku

Explanation

Top: way, street 道 (The movement 辶 of heads 首 on the street. [head 首 = eye 目 with bushy eyebrows 丷] ), below: skillful hand 寸

Mnemonic


 
On our way a skillful hand will guide us.

Radicals

辶 movementThe radical shinnyuu stands for movement and thus with the same meaning as the very similar radical ennyou 廴
首 headAlso this variation of head is used: 頁
寸 skillful handImage of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. The mnemonics use it as "skillful hand" and partly as "to measure".




 Vocabulary

導く みちびく  to be guided, to be shown
導水管 どうすいかん  water pipe​
指導 しどう  leadership, guidance, coaching
主導 しゅどう  main leadership
導入 どうにゅう  introduction, bringing in, leading in
誘導 ゆうどう  leading, guidance, introduction, incitement


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