1. 倒
  2. 退

倒

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  • 608th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 167 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
倒→
亻到
2Radical
倒→
亻human至arrive刂knife
3Graphical
倒→
㇒丨一㇛丶一丨一亅丨

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Example Words

Common

倒下 
倒数 (倒數)
倒计时 (倒計時)
倒霉 
翻箱倒柜 (翻箱倒櫃)
跌倒 
颠倒 (顛倒)

Uncommon

倒塌 
倒影 
倒映 
倒流 
倒立 
倒置 
倒贴 (倒貼)
倒车 (倒車)
倒转 (倒轉)
倒退 
倒闭 (倒閉)
倒腾 (倒騰)
倾倒 (傾倒)
反倒 
吓倒 (嚇倒)
压倒 (壓倒)
打倒 
拉倒 
排山倒海 
推倒 
摔倒 
撞倒 
扑倒 (撲倒)
击倒 (擊倒)
晕倒 (暈倒)
滑倒 
潦倒 
病倒 
神魂颠倒 (神魂顛倒)
绊倒 (絆倒)
翻江倒海 
卧倒 (臥倒)
难倒 (難倒)

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退

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  • 722nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 92 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
退→
辶艮
2Radical
退→
辶walk艮stopping
3Graphical
退→
丶㇆㇝丨㇕二乚冫

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tuì (tui4)to retreat • to decline • to move back • to withdraw

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

退 also appears in:
腿褪煺螁蹆

Example Words

Common

退休 
退出 

Uncommon

倒退 
后退 (後退)
撤退 
击退 (擊退)
早退 
消退 
减退 (減退)
衰退 
退下 
退伍 
退休金 
退化 
退场 (退場)
退学 (退學)
退役 
退房 
退步 
退热 (退熱)
退烧 (退燒)
退烧药 (退燒藥)
退票 
退缩 (退縮)
退货 (退貨)
退路 
退还 (退還)
进退 (進退)
进退两难 (進退兩難)

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