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■ radical

dǎo

to direct

How it’s built

Simplified form of 導. Phonosemantic compound. 寸 represents the meaning and 道 represents the sound.

寸
meaning

inch; thumb; (hand)

已
simplified

already; finish — Shorthand for the 道 component in the traditional character 導. 道 also serves as a meaning component.

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