道

dào ㄉㄠˋ

1. road path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3])
2. way reason principle

   bound form

3. a skill an art a specialization

   bound form

4. the Way the Dao

   Daoism

5. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
6. to express to extend (polite words)

   bound form

7. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
8. circuit (administrative division)

   old