Chinese Character 到 Meanings and components.

Form

到

Meaning

到 meaning[3] in English

To (A Place).

Until (A Time).

Up To.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 到 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to arrive (至) , and 'knife' radical in … (刂)

Its radical[1] is: 刀 (dao1) which means: Surname Dao, .刀dao1surname Dao

In cangjie it is written with MGLN

How to write 到

To write到dao4to (a … you should write a combination of 至zhi4to arrive , 刂dao1'knife' radical … arranged in a 吅 shape:

至 + 刂 = 到

到 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 到 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 到, looks as follow:

到
Pinyin:dao4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To (A Place) . Until (A Time) . Up To . To Go . To Arrive . (Verb Complement Denoting Completion Or Result Of An Action)
至
Pinyin:zhi4
Meaning[3]: To Arrive . Most . To . Until
𠫔
Pinyin:𠫔5 Shape:吕
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
厶
Pinyin:si1
Meaning[3]: Old Variant Of 某[Mou3]
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu
刂
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: 'Knife' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 18) . See Also 立刀旁[Li4 Dao1 Pang2] . See Also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[Ce4 Dao1 Pang2]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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