1. 倒
  2. 霉

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.
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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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霉

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  • 2420th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
霉→
雨每
2Radical
霉→
雨rain丿bend一one母do not
3Graphical
霉→
一冂丨丶㇀冫丿一㇗㇆⺀一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. méi (mei2)bacteria • fungi • moldy
2. méi (mei2)variant of 霉[mei2]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 霉 méi (mei2)The component 每 is pronounced as 'měi' (mei3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 霉 méi (mei2)The component 母 is pronounced as 'mǔ' (mu3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

倒霉 

Uncommon

发霉 (發霉)
霉素 

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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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