到

Stroke order

Stroke order

到 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 一土中弓 (MGLN), four-corner 1210₀, composition ⿰至刂)

• 倒, 𠴼, 捯, 椡, 𧌼, 菿, 箌

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 138, character 36
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1950
• Dae Jaweon: page 314, character 13
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 334, character 3
• Unihan data for U+5230

Historical forms of the character 到
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *taːws) : semantic 至 (“to arrive”) + phonetic 刀 (OC *taːw).

到

1. to arrive at a destination; to reach a destination; to get to

   火車到了。／火车到了。  ―  Huǒchē dào le.  ―  The train has arrived.

   「陳小明同學！」「到！」 [MSC, trad.]
   「陈小明同学！」「到！」 [MSC, simp.]

   “Chén Xiǎomíng tóngxué!” “Dào!”

   "Is John Doe here?" "Present!" (scene of taking roll at a classroom)

2. to go to; to leave for

   我到機場接你。／我到机场接你。  ―  Wǒ dào jīchǎng jiē nǐ.  ―  I'll go to the airport to pick you up.

   他到中國去了。／他到中国去了。  ―  Tā dào Zhōngguó qù le.  ―  He has gone to China.

3. used as a verbal complement to indicate the (successful) completion of an action

   找到  ―  zhǎo dào  ―  to have found something

   做到  ―  zuò dào  ―  to have achieved something

   聽到／听到  ―  tīng dào  ―  to have heard something

   你怎麼沒有聽到我的敲門聲？ [MSC, trad.]
   你怎么没有听到我的敲门声？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ zěnme méiyǒu tīng dào wǒ de qiāomén shēng?

   How did you not hear my knocking on the door?

   不管什麼事，我都辦得到。 [MSC, trad.]
   不管什么事，我都办得到。 [MSC, simp.]

   Bùguǎn shénme shì, wǒ dōu bàn de dào.

   Whatever the thing is, I can accomplish it.

   搵唔搵到條鎖匙？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   揾唔揾到条锁匙？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   wan² m⁴ wan² dou^3-2 tiu⁴ so² si⁴?

   Could you find the key?

   呃我唔到；呃唔到我 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]

   aak¹ ngo⁵ m⁴ dou^3-2; aak¹ m⁴ dou^3-2 ngo⁵

   can't fool me

4. (Cantonese) used as a verbal complement to indicate the completion of an action, with negative sentiment

   食到條骨／食到条骨 [Cantonese]  ―  sik⁶ dou^3-2 tiu⁴ gwat¹   ―  find a bone in one's food

   畀人踩到隻手 [Cantonese, trad.]
   畀人踩到只手 [Cantonese, simp.]

   bei² jan⁴ caai² dou^3-2 zek³ sau²

   have one's hand stepped on

5. (dialectal) used after a verb to indicate a continued action or state
6. (chiefly in the negative) to reach

   他體重不到五十公斤。 [MSC, trad.]
   他体重不到五十公斤。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā tǐzhòng bùdào wǔshí gōngjīn.

   He weighs less than fifty kilograms.

7. to the extent that

   佢嘈到我瞓唔著。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢嘈到我𰥛唔著。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ cou⁴ dou³ ngo⁵ fan³ m⁴ zoek⁶.

   He is so noisy that I couldn't go to sleep.

8. to
   1. to (a place)

      我最近搬到這個地區。 [MSC, trad.]
      我最近搬到这个地区。 [MSC, simp.]

      Wǒ zuìjìn bān dào zhè ge dìqū.

      I recently moved to this area.

   2. to (a time); until; up to

      這家店從9點開到18點。 [MSC, trad.]
      这家店从9点开到18点。 [MSC, simp.]

      Zhè jiā diàn cóng 9 diǎn kāi dào 18 diǎn.

      This shop is open from 9 to 6 o'clock.

      我們要把假期推遲到天氣好些的時候。 [MSC, trad.]
      我们要把假期推迟到天气好些的时候。 [MSC, simp.]

      Wǒmen yào bǎ jiàqī tuīchí dào tiānqì hǎoxiē de shíhòu.

      We shall delay our holiday until the weather is better.

   3. (from) ... to ...

      作業是第一題到第八題。 [MSC, trad.]
      作业是第一题到第八题。 [MSC, simp.]

      Zuòyè shì dì yī tí dào dì bā tí.

      The homework is problems #1 to #8.

9. (Siyi Yue, Northern Min) at; in
10. thoughtful; considerate

• (verbal complement indicating completion):

• (at):

到

1. (Min) to arrive

   伊到厝矣。 [Hokkien]  ―  I kàu chhù--ah. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  He has arrived home.

2. (Eastern Min) used as a verbal complement to indicate the (successful) completion of an action
3. (Hokkien, mahjong, playing cards) to complete a winning hand
4. (Hokkien) Alternative form of 甲 (kah / kàu / á, “to; until; to the extent (Used after a verb or an adjective and before a degree complement.)”)
5. (Hokkien) Alternative form of 甲 (kah / kàu / á, “very; really; badly”)

(to complete a winning hand): 和 (hú); (Cantonese) 食糊

• “到”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 , editor (2021), “到”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 197.
• 台灣話的語源與理據：到˙各（kauʟ）──到、來到

(Jōyō kanji)

1. arrival
2. proceed
3. reach
4. attain
5. (archaic) result in

• Go-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)^{←たう (tau, historical)}
• Kan-on: とう (tō, Jōyō)^{←たう (tau, historical)}
• Kun: いたる (itaru, 到る)

• 到(とう)來(らい) (tōrai): arrival; beginning, start

• 至

到(いたる) • (Itaru) 

1. a male given name

到 (eumhun 이를 도 (ireul do))

1. hanja form^? of 도 (“arrival”)

到: Hán Nôm readings: đáo, đáu, tráo

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