Usage of the character 捣

to pound
to beat
to hull
to attack
to disturb
to stir

gǔdao

鼓捣

[鼓搗]

to tinker with
to incite

dǎoshí

捣实

[搗實]

to ram (earth)
to compact earth by ramming

dǎohuǐ

捣毁

[搗毀]

to destroy
to smash
sabotage

dǎomài

捣卖

[搗賣]

to resell at a profit

dǎoteng

捣腾

[搗騰]

to turn over sth repeatedly

dǎonòng

捣弄

[搗弄]

to move back and forward
to trade

dǎoyī

捣衣

[搗衣]

to launder clothes by pounding

dǎoguǐ

捣鬼

[搗鬼]

to play tricks; to cause mischief

dǎoluàn

捣乱

[搗亂]

to disturb
to look for trouble
to stir up a row
to bother sb intentionally

dǎosuì

捣碎

[搗碎]

to pound into pieces
to mash

dǎodàn

捣蛋

[搗蛋]

to cause trouble
to stir up trouble

dǎogu

捣鼓

[搗鼓]

to fiddle with sth
to trade with sth

dǎolàn

捣烂

[搗爛]

to mash
to beat to a pulp

zhídǎo

直捣

[直搗]

to storm
to attack directly

dǎoténg

捣腾

[搗騰]

to buy and sell
peddling

dǎodànguǐ

捣蛋鬼

[搗蛋鬼]

troublemaker

tiáopídǎodàn

调皮捣蛋

[調皮搗蛋]

naughty; mischievous; to act up

zhídǎo Huáng Lóng

直捣黄龙

[直搗黃龍]

lit. to directly attack Huanglong
fig. to directly combat the root of a problem

kètóurúdǎosuàn

磕头如捣蒜

[磕頭如搗蒜]

lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom)
fig. to pound the ground with one's head