霸道 bàdào▶ autoritario

Stroke order

霸道 is written in 33 strokes across 2 characters.

• 霸 — 21 strokes
• 道 — 12 strokes

Senses

1. the Way of the Hegemon
2. despotic rule
3. rule by might
4. evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道
5. overbearing
6. tyranny
7. (of liquor, medicine etc) strong
8. potent

Related words

• 人道Humanidad
• 公道justo, imparcial; feria
• 渠道canal
• 赤道ecuador
• 轨道pista, rastro
• 隧道Túnel

霸道 is pronounced bàdào and means “autoritario”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 霸道 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.