Entry
  1. (in an expression of the form 起到[qi3 dao4] + … + 作用[zuo4 yong4]) to have (a (motivating etc) effect); to play (a (stabilizing etc) role)

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

to rise, to raise, to get up, to set out, to start, to appear, to launch, to initiate (action), to draft, to establish, to get (from a depot or counter), verb suffix, to start, starting from (a time, place, price etc), classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance, classifier for groups: batch, group

Pinyin
Strokes
10
Frequency
687 of 2500
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

to reach; to arrive, to leave for; to go to, to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point), (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point), considerate; thoughtful; thorough

Pinyin
dào
Strokes
8
Frequency
48 of 2500