道
Meaning
- road; path
- (bound form) way; reason; principle
- (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
Measure word
条 tiáo
Example sentence
太初有道。
In the beginning was the Word.
The character 道
道 is 辶, walking, with 首, a head: the road in front of you. A road — 道路, 街道 — and then the way of doing anything: 知道 is to know the way of it, 道理 the sense in it, 味道 the way it tastes.