dǎo

to pound

to beat; to hull; to attack; to disturb; to stir

hand (扌) + phonetic (岛) = to pound or beat with the hand

The hand radical drives the meaning: a hand that pounds, beats, or stirs something with force. 岛 contributes the sound dǎo and does not add to the sense.

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她用石头把大蒜碎了。

tā yòng shí tou bǎ dà suàn dǎo suì le。

She pounded the garlic into pieces with a stone.

不要在我工作的时候来乱。

bù yào zài wǒ gōng zuò de shí hòu lái dǎo luàn。

Don't come and cause trouble while I am working.

Words with 捣

鼓捣

gǔ dao

to tinker with

捣乱

dǎo luàn

to disturb

捣实

dǎo shí

to ram (earth)

捣弄

dǎo nòng

to move back and forward

捣毁

dǎo huǐ

to destroy

捣烂

dǎo làn

to mash

捣碎

dǎo suì

to pound into pieces

捣蛋

dǎo dàn

to cause trouble

捣蛋鬼

dǎo dàn guǐ

troublemaker

捣衣

dǎo yī

to launder clothes by pounding

捣卖

dǎo mài

to resell at a profit

捣腾

dǎo téng

to buy and sell

More characters with 扌