Chinese Word: 搗 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

搗 (Simplified: 捣)HSK 6

Pinyin: dǎo

English Definition: pound; beat; hull; attack; disturb; stir

Chinese Definition:
①砸，舂：捣米。捣蒜。捣药。捣毁。
②冲，攻打：直捣敌巢。
③搅扰：捣乱。捣鬼。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:島 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 槝

搗亂HSK 6	dǎo luàn	to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally
搗毀	dǎo huǐ	to destroy; to smash; sabotage
搗蛋	dǎo dàn	to cause trouble; to stir up trouble
搗鬼	dǎo guǐ	to play tricks; to cause mischief
搗騰	dǎo téng	to buy and sell; peddling

1		zhè 这 hái zi 孩子 lǎo 老 zài 在 bān shàng 班上 dǎo dàn 捣蛋。 The boy is always making trouble in class.
2		zhè 这 zhǐ 只 māo 猫 hěn 很 guāi 乖， cóng bù 从不 dǎo luàn 捣乱。 This cat is well-behaved and never causes trouble.
3		tā 她 jīng cháng 经常 tiáo pí 调皮 dǎo dàn 捣蛋， ràng 让 tóng shì 同事 men 们 kū xiào bù dé 哭笑不得。 She often plays pranks and makes her colleagues laugh and cry.
4		nà ge 那个 nán hái 男孩 zǒng shì 总是 bèi 被 dàng chéng 当成 xiǎo huǒ bàn 小伙伴 zhōng 中 de 的 tóu hào 头号 dǎo dàn guǐ 捣蛋鬼。 That boy is always considered as the top troublemaker among his friends.

1		zhè 这 hái zi 孩子 lǎo 老 zài 在 bān shàng 班上 dǎo dàn 捣蛋。 The boy is always making trouble in class.
2		zhè 这 zhǐ 只 māo 猫 hěn 很 guāi 乖， cóng bù 从不 dǎo luàn 捣乱。 This cat is well-behaved and never causes trouble.
3		tā 她 jīng cháng 经常 tiáo pí 调皮 dǎo dàn 捣蛋， ràng 让 tóng shì 同事 men 们 kū xiào bù dé 哭笑不得。 She often plays pranks and makes her colleagues laugh and cry.
4		nà ge 那个 nán hái 男孩 zǒng shì 总是 bèi 被 dàng chéng 当成 xiǎo huǒ bàn 小伙伴 zhōng 中 de 的 tóu hào 头号 dǎo dàn guǐ 捣蛋鬼。 That boy is always considered as the top troublemaker among his friends.