到 dào arrive; reach
Made up of [至 zhì to arrive; most; to radical 133, 刂 dāo knife (radical) radical 18]Used as component 到 in :倒 dào
Made with 8 strokes.
The secod part 'knife' is 'dao' acting as phonetic
Ancient small seal form 
Related characters
Also uses 至 zhì component: 室 shì (room) 屋 wū (house) ; 致 zhì (to send)
Also uses 刂 dāo component: 别 bié (to leave) 厕 cè (toilet) ; 超 chāo (to exceed) ; 刚 gāng (hard) ; 剧 jù (drama) ; 刊 kān (to print) ; 利 lì (sharp) ; 梨 lí (pear) ; 前 qián (front) ; 狮 shī (lion) ; 则 zé (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause)
Sounds same
倒 dào (fall) ; 道 dào (road)Different tone
刀 dāo (knife) ; 刂 dāo (knife (radical)) ; 岛 dǎo (island)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
不到黄河不死心 bù dào Huáng hé bù sǐ xīn Keep going until you hit an insurmountable obstacle马到成功 mǎ daò chéng gōng Gain immediate victory
说曹操,曹操到 shuō Cáo Cāo, Cáo Cāo dào 'Cao Cao ➚ of the Three Kingdoms is the embodiment of evil. Someone who you are talking about happens to appear unexpectedly
说到做到 shuō daò zuò daò Do what one says
月到中秋分外明, 每逢佳节倍思亲 yuè dào zhōng qiū fèn wài míng, měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn Longing to see family from far away