Chinese words pronounced dao (any tone) 28 words, in the 4 tones dao is read in. dāo (1st tone) 7 words 刀(dāo) knife 叨(dāo) garrulous 刂(dāo) Kangxi radical 18 (刀 dāo) as a vertical side element, referred to as 立刀旁 lìdāopáng or 侧刀旁 cèdāopáng 氘(dāo) deuterium 2H 鱽(dāo) Coilia ectenes 忉(dāo) grieved 舠(dāo) kayak 刀(dāo) knife 叨(dāo) garrulous 刂(dāo) Kangxi radical 18 (刀 dāo) as a vertical side element, referred to as 立刀旁 lìdāopáng or 侧刀旁 cèdāopáng 氘(dāo) deuterium 2H 魛(dāo) Coilia ectenes 忉(dāo) grieved 舠(dāo) kayak dáo (2nd tone) 2 words 叨(dáo) mutter 捯(dáo) step along 叨(dáo) mutter 捯(dáo) step along dǎo (3rd tone) 11 words 倒(dǎo) fall 岛(dǎo) island 导(dǎo) transmit 捣(dǎo) pound 祷(dǎo) prayer 蹈(dǎo) tread on 禂(dǎo) pray 擣(dǎo) stir 壔(dǎo) column 嶋(dǎo) used as second component of Japanese names with phonetic value -shima or -jima 嶌(dǎo) used in Japanese names with reading -shima or -jima 倒(dǎo) fall 島(dǎo) island 導(dǎo) transmit 搗(dǎo) pound 禱(dǎo) prayer 蹈(dǎo) tread on 禂(dǎo) pray 擣(dǎo) stir 壔(dǎo) column 嶋(dǎo) used as second component of Japanese names with phonetic value -shima or -jima 嶌(dǎo) used in Japanese names with reading -shima or -jima dào (4th tone) 10 words 到(dào) reach 道(dào) road 倒(dào) invert 盗(dào) steal 稻(dào) paddy 悼(dào) mourn 纛(dào) big banner 焘(dào) cover over 帱(dào) canopy 翿(dào) feather banner or fan 到(dào) reach 道(dào) road 倒(dào) invert 盜(dào) steal 稻(dào) paddy 悼(dào) mourn 纛(dào) big banner 燾(dào) cover over 幬(dào) canopy 翿(dào) feather banner or fan