1. 倒
  2. 塌

倒

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  1. 倒 is the 608th most frequent character.
  2. 倒 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 倒 appears as a character in 101 words.
  4. 倒 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
倒 => 亻, 到
Radical :
倒 => 亻 (human), 至 (arrive), 刂 (knife)
Graphical :
倒 => ㇒, 丨, 一, ㇛, 丶, 一, 丨, 一, 亅, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dao3 - to fall/to collapse/to topple/to fail/to go bankrupt/to change (trains or buses)/to move around/to sell/to speculate (buying and selling, also 搗|捣)/profiteer
  2. dao4 - to place upside down/to invert/to pour/to throw out/to move backwards/however/actually/as a matter of fact/contrary to expectation

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 倒 (dao3): The component 到 is pronounced as 'dao4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 倒 (dao3): The component 刂 is pronounced as 'dao1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 倒 (dao4): The component 到 is pronounced as 'dao4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 倒 (dao4): The component 刂 is pronounced as 'dao1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

倒 
倒霉 

Medium Frequency

倒下 
倒影 
倒数 (倒數)
倒流 
倒计时 (倒計時)
倒贴 (倒貼)
倒车 (倒車)
倒退 
倒闭 (倒閉)
倒腾 (倒騰)
倾倒 (傾倒)
反倒 
打倒 
拉倒 
推倒 
摔倒 
撞倒 
击倒 (擊倒)
晕倒 (暈倒)
病倒 
绊倒 (絆倒)
翻江倒海 
翻箱倒柜 (翻箱倒櫃)
跌倒 
颠倒 (顛倒)

塌

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Meta:

  1. 塌 is the 2460th most frequent character.
  2. 塌 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 塌 appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. 塌 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
塌 => 土, 𦐇
Radical :
塌 => 土 (earth), 日 (sun/day), 羽 (feather)
Graphical :
塌 => 一, 丨, 一, 口, 一, 羽

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ta1 - to collapse/to droop/to settle down

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 塌 (ta1): The component 土 is pronounced as 'tu3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一塌糊涂 (一塌糊塗)

Medium Frequency

倒塌 
坍塌 
崩塌 
死心塌地 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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