• 608th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 101 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.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 
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)
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  • 390th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 78 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yǐng (ying3)picture • image • film • movie • photograph • reflection • shadow • trace

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yǐng (ying3)The component is pronounced as 'jǐng' (jing3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

High Frequency

影响 (影響)
影响力 (影響力)
摄影 (攝影)
电影 (電影)

Medium Frequency

倒影 
光影 
合影 
如影随形 (如影隨形)
 
影像 
影子 
影片 
影视 (影視)
影评 (影評)
影院 
影音 
摄影师 (攝影師)
火影忍者 
眼影 
背影 
踪影 (蹤影)
身影 
阴影 (陰影)
电影票 (電影票)
电影院 (電影院)
魔影 
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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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