霸道 bàdào▶ ครอบงำ

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มนุษยชาติ, ความเป็นมนุษย์
• 公道ยุติธรรม; สวยงาม; งานแสดงสินค้า
• 渠道ช่อง, ช่องทาง
• 赤道เส้นศูนย์สูตร
• 轨道ร่องรอย, ทาง
• 隧道อุโมงค์

霸道 is pronounced bàdào and means “ครอบงำ”. 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.