1. 倒
  2. 下

倒

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Meta:

  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)

下

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Meta:

  1. 下 is the 42nd most frequent character.
  2. 下 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 下 appears as a character in 255 words.
  4. 下 appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
下 => 一, 卜
Radical :
下 => 一 (one), 卜 (divination)
Graphical :
下 => 一, 丨, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. 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:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

一下 
下 
下午 
下载 (下載)
天下 

Medium Frequency

一下子 
上下 
下来 (下來)
下去 
下手 
下班 
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 
剩下 
地下 
如下 
写下 (寫下)
底下 
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 

Appears In:

下 also appears in:
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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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