捣

/ dǎo /

Strokes

Definition

pound/beat/hull/attack/disturb/stir

As a Verb

pound with a pestle, etc; crush; smash; beat

Tā

他

yòng

用

gēbozhǒu

胳膊肘

dǎo

捣

了

yī

一

xià

下

wǒ

我

的

yāo

腰

。

He gave me a jab/poke in the ribs with his elbow.

Dǎoyī

捣衣

beat clothes (when washing them)

Dǎosuàn

捣蒜

pound garlic in a mortar into paste/pulp

Dǎomǐ

捣米

husk rice with a pestle and mortar

As a Verb

charge; assault

Zhídǎo

直捣

díyíng

敌营

make a swift assault on the enemy camp

As a Verb

disturb; harass