• 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.
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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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  • 376th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 272 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂉𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhuǎn (zhuan3)to convey • to forward (mail) • to transfer • to turn • to shift
2. zhuàn (zhuan4)to revolve • to turn • to circle about • to walk about • classifier for turns: revs • classifier for repeated actions

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhuǎn (zhuan3)The component is pronounced as 'zhuān' (zhuan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for zhuàn (zhuan4)The component is pronounced as 'zhuān' (zhuan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

转发 (轉發)
转盘 (轉盤)
转眼 (轉眼)
转给 (轉給)
转身 (轉身)
转载 (轉載)

Uncommon

中转 (中轉)
反转 (反轉)
右转 (右轉)
回心转意 (回心轉意)
回转 (回轉)
团团转 (團團轉)
天旋地转 (天旋地轉)
好转 (好轉)
婉转 (婉轉)
左转 (左轉)
打转 (打轉)
扭转 (扭轉)
旋转 (旋轉)
晕头转向 (暈頭轉向)
流转 (流轉)
目不转睛 (目不轉睛)
翻转 (翻轉)
辗转 (輾轉)
辗转反侧 (輾轉反側)
转世 (轉世)
转来转去 (轉來轉去)
转入 (轉入)
转动 (轉動)
转化 (轉化)
转台 (轉台)
转向 (轉向)
转告 (轉告)
转圈 (轉圈)
转型 (轉型)
转基因 (轉基因)
转好 (轉好)
转学 (轉學)
转弯 (轉彎)
转念 (轉念)
转悠 (轉悠)
转战 (轉戰)
转折 (轉折)
转折点 (轉折點)
转换 (轉換)
转播 (轉播)
转会 (轉會)
转机 (轉機)
转正 (轉正)
转移 (轉移)
转而 (轉而)
转行 (轉行)
转角 (轉角)
转变 (轉變)
转让 (轉讓)
转卖 (轉賣)
转账 (轉賬)
转车 (轉車)
转转 (轉轉)
转运 (轉運)
转达 (轉達)
转头 (轉頭)
逆转 (逆轉)
运转 (運轉)

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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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