Memory phrase for the Kanji: 倒


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Meaning to fall, to collapse, to go bankrupt

Pronunciation

dǎo, dào

Explanation

From left: person , get to/reach 到 ( arrow falling back to earth ), knife

Mnemonic


 
The person reaches the knife and falls into it.

Radicals

personA standing person with spread legs.
arrive
cutIt is typically at the right side of the character.
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 Vocabulary

 打倒  dǎ dǎo  to overthrow; to knock down; Down with... !
 潦倒  liáo dǎo  disappointed; frustrated; dejected
 穷愁潦倒  qióng chóu liáo dǎo  destitute and troubled; in dire straits
 贫穷潦倒  pín qióng liáo dǎo  poverty stricken
 随风倒舵  suí fēng dǎo duò  to trim one's sails with the wind; to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom)
 倒塌  dǎo tā  to collapse (of building); to topple over
 倒霉  dǎo méi  have bad luck; be out of luck
 摔倒  shuāi dǎo  to fall down; to slip and fall; a throw (in wrestling)
 晕倒  yūn dǎo  to faint; to swoon; to black out; to become unconscious
 颠倒黑白  diān dǎo hēi bái  lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately; to misrepresent the facts; to invert right and wrong
 颠倒  diān dǎo  to turn upside-down; to reverse; back-to-front; confused; deranged; crazy
 颠倒  diān dǎo  

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