dào

to reach; to arrive

to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thorough

arrive (至) + 刂 (sound) = to reach, to arrive

至 depicts an arrow landing on the ground — the moment of arrival. 刂 is phonetic here, contributing the dào sound rather than a cutting meaning.

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Variant of 刀Phonetic
To arriveSemantic

他昨天晚上家了。

tā zuó tiān wǎn shang dào jiā le。

He arrived home last night.

火车从早上八点开下午三点。

huǒ chē cóng zǎo shang bā diǎn kāi dào xià wǔ sān diǎn。

The train runs from eight in the morning until three in the afternoon.

Words with 到

见到

jiàn dào

to see

临到

lín dào

to befall

遇到

yù dào

to meet; to run into; to come across

面面俱到

miàn miàn jù dào

(idiom) take care of everything; handle everything

达不到

dá bù dào

cannot achieve

达到

dá dào

to reach; to achieve; to attain

遭到

zāo dào

to suffer

迟到

chí dào

to arrive late

虽迟但到

suī chí dàn dào

(slang) slow to arrive but eventually shows up

门到门

mén dào mén

door to door

关系到

guān xì dào

relates to

随叫随到

suí jiào suí dào

to be available at any time

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