导
dǎo HSK3

direct, lead

导 (導) dǎo
instruct verb
to provide instruction or guidance to someone, especially in a professional or educational context.

这学期，张教授一共导了五篇硕士论文。

zhè xué​qī, Zhāng jiào​shòu yī​gòng dǎo le wǔ piān shuò​shì lùn​wén.

Professor Zhang supervised a total of five master's theses this semester.

conduct verb
to transmit or conduct electricity, heat, or sound

金属通常都具有优良的导热性能。

jīn​shǔ tōng​cháng dōu jù​yǒu yōu​liáng de dǎo rè xìng​néng.

Metals usually have excellent thermal conductivity.

direct abbreviation
to direct a film, play, or artistic performance

除了写剧本，他也偶尔会参与导戏。

chú​le xiě jù​běn, tā yě ǒu'ěr huì cān​yù dǎo xì.

Besides writing scripts, he occasionally gets involved in directing plays.

guide noun
to lead, guide, or show the way for others

这只聪明的导盲犬正在前方为主人导路。

zhè zhī cōng​ming de dǎo máng​quǎn zhèng​zài qián​fāng wèi zhǔ​rén dǎo​lù.

This intelligent guide dog is leading the way for its owner up ahead.

Frequency
Character
Written text
343rd most common 643.2 per million
Movie subtitles
805th most common 155.3 per million appears in 49% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
5.81 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
38.3 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Traditional
導
Strokes
6
Unicode
U+5BFC

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)