叨 (dāo): garrulous, to receive the benefit of

叨 (dāo) is a Chinese character meaning “garrulous.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 刀 (phonetic). It ranks #2661 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 叨 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. garrulous
  2. to receive the benefit of

Etymology & Origin

叨

pictophoneticmouth

Decomposition: ⿰口刀 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
唠叨verbláo daoto prattle
念叨verbniàn daoto talk about often
絮叨adjectivexù daolong-winded
絮絮叨叨adjectivexù xu dāo dāolong-winded
叨念verbdāo niànsee 念叨
叨唠verbdāo laoto be chattersome
神神叨叨adjectiveshén shen dāo dāosee 神神道道
忙忙叨叨máng mang dāo dāoin a busy and hasty manner
劳劳叨叨láo lao dāo dāovariant of 嘮嘮叨叨|唠唠叨叨
叨扰verbtāo rǎoto bother
磨叨mò daoto grumble
叨叨verbdāo daoto chatter
唠唠叨叨láo lao dāo dāoto chatter
13
Total compounds
31
As first character
31
As last character
38
As middle character

叨 appears in 13 compound words: 31 as the first character, 31 as the last, and 38 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 叨 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

唠lào
0.818219 co-occurrences
絮xù
0.554104 co-occurrences
滥làn
0.39112 co-occurrences
嘴zuǐ
0.36322 co-occurrences
念niàn
0.36079 co-occurrences
臣chén
0.33952 co-occurrences
逾yú
0.33812 co-occurrences
婆pó
0.30412 co-occurrences
虽suī
0.30216 co-occurrences
曰yuē
0.30120 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (4)

劳劳叨叨láo lao dāo dāoHSK 7+

variant of 嘮嘮叨叨|唠唠叨叨

phrase
唠唠叨叨láo lao dāo dāoHSK 7+

to chatter; to babble

phrase
忙忙叨叨máng mang dāo dāoHSK 7+

in a busy and hasty manner

phrase
絮絮叨叨xùxudāodāoHSK 7+

long-winded; talking endlessly; jabbering

adjective

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

妈妈叨嘱我要按时吃饭,注意身体健康。

mā mā dāo zhǔ wǒ yāo àn shí chī fàn , zhù yì shēn tī jiàn kāng .

Mom kept reminding me to eat on time and take care of my health.

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

老板跟她絮叨的内容从药材的采集过程,到自己的半生半世。

lǎo bǎn gēn tā xù dāo de nèi róng cóng yào cái de cǎi jí guò chéng , dào zì jǐ de bàn shēng bàn shì .

The boss chatted with her about everything from the process of harvesting medicinal herbs to his life story.

爱范儿Jul 2026

而这份眼力要用在哪儿,岗位详情反复在念叨:真实用户、真实任务、真实反馈、真实短板。

ér zhè fèn yǎn lì yāo yòng zài nǎ ér , gǎng wèi xiáng qíng fǎn fù zài niàn dāo : zhēn shí yòng hù , zhēn shí rèn wù , zhēn shí fǎn kuì , zhēn shí duǎn bǎn .

And the job description repeatedly emphasizes where this discernment should be applied: real users, real tasks, real feedback, and real shortcomings.

中国新闻网·文化Jun 2026

这是上海博物馆研究馆员张佩琛反复念叨的一句话。

zhè shì shàng hǎi bó wù guǎn yán jiū guǎn yuán zhāng pèi 琛 fǎn fù niàn dāo de yī jù huà .

This is a phrase that Zhang Peichen, a senior curator at the Shanghai Museum, often repeats.

少数派May 2026

他身为一个中学生,每天因为看手机时间过长被家长唠叨。

tā shēn wéi yī gè zhōng xué shēng , měi tiān yīn wéi kàn shǒu jī shí jiān guò cháng bèi jiā cháng lào dāo .

As a middle school student, he gets nagged by his parents every day for spending too much time on his phone.

中国新闻网·文化May 2026

这是电影中阿嬷对孙子的叮嘱,也是蓝鸿春从小听祖母念叨的家训,更是整部电影的情感基石。

zhè shì diàn yǐng zhōng ā 嬷 duì sūn zǐ de dīng zhǔ , yě shì lán hóng chūn cóng xiǎo tīng zǔ mǔ niàn dāo de jiā xùn , gēng shì zhěng bù diàn yǐng de qíng gǎn jī shí .

This is the advice Grandma gives her grandson in the film; it is also the family motto Lan Hongchun has heard his grandmother repeat since childhood, and it serves as the emotional foundation of the entire film.

Tatoeba

我干嘛在跟你叨叨这些?

Wǒ gànmá zài gēn nǐ dāodao zhèxiē?

Why am I telling you all this?

Tatoeba

别唠叨!我需要学习。

Bié láodao! wǒ xūyào xuéxí.

Don't chatter! I have to study.

Tatoeba

我并不想唠叨你。

Wǒ bìngbù xiǎng láodao nǐ.

I don't mean to nag you.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 口 (mouth) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced dāo

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 叨 (dāo) mean in Chinese?
叨 (dāo) primarily means "garrulous." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2661 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 叨 and 给?
叨 (dāo) and 给 (gěi) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 叨 (receive) vs 给 (give).
How many strokes does 叨 have?
叨 is written with 5 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 叨?
The radical associated with 叨 is 口 (mouth). This radical appears in many characters related to mouth.
What are the components of 叨?
叨 is composed of: 口 (semantic), 刀 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰口刀 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 叨?
Common words with 叨 include: 唠叨 (láo dao, "to prattle"); 念叨 (niàn dao, "to talk about often"); 絮叨 (xù dao, "long-winded"); 絮絮叨叨 (xù xu dāo dāo, "long-winded"); 叨念 (dāo niàn, "see 念叨"). There are over 13 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 叨 (dāo)?
Several characters share the pronunciation dāo: 到 (to reach), 道 (road, way), 导 (to transmit), 倒 (to fall, to invert), and 5 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 叨 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 叨 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.