Memory phrase for the character: 倒

倒

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Meaning

to fall, to collapse, to go bankrupt

Pronunciation

dǎo, dào

Explanation

 From left: person 亻, to reach, arrive 至 (From the sky 一 an arrow 厶 returns back to earth 土 and arrives there.), knife 刂 [ 到 also means: to reach]

Mnemonic
 
The person reaches the knife and falls into it.

Radicals

人 personA standing person with spread legs.
至 to arrive, reachShows an arrow, falling to the ground and such reaches its target.
刂 cutIt is typically at the right side of the character.




 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
 

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