TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
道
道 ＝ 辶 ＋ 首
ㄉㄠˋ · dào
noun — road, way; principle; verb — to say
字源 FORM — what the parts do
辶義a step on the road
A head (首) out on the road (辶) — the way a person walks. From the road underfoot: the way of doing things (道理、道德), the way of saying them (說道、道謝) — and, biggest of all, just the Way: 道.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
天剛亮，一個人上路（辶），頭（首）朝著要去的方向。
First light — a head (首) on the road (辶), turned the way it means to go.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)道路— the road常用
→道理、道德— principle; the right way
→說道、道謝— to say — words taking the road out
⇒道（道家）— the Way
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension