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

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

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 dǎo (dao3)The component is pronounced as 'dào' (dao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for dǎo (dao3)The component is pronounced as 'dāo' (dao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for dào (dao4)The component is pronounced as 'dào' (dao4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
4. Pronunciation clue for dào (dao4)The component 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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  • 42nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.32% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 446 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xià (xia4)down • downwards • below • lower • later • next (week etc) • second (of two parts) • to decline • to go down • to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一下 
下午 
下载 (下載)
天下 

Uncommon

一下子 
上下 
下来 (下來)
下去 
下场 (下場)
下属 (下屬)
下巴 
下手 
下班 
下课 (下課)
下跌 
下车 (下車)
下辈子 (下輩子)
下酒 
下降 
下雨 
下雪 
下面 
之下 
以下 
倒下 
停下 
剩下 
地下 
坐下 
如下 
写下 (寫下)
底下 
手下 
拿下 
接下来 (接下來)
放下 
旗下 
楼下 (樓下)
留下 
当下 (當下)
落下 
许下 (許下)
躺下 
这下 (這下)
乡下 (鄉下)
零下 

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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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