Memory phrase for the character: 倒
倒
Meaning
to fall, to collapse, to go bankrupt Pronunciation
dǎo, dào
dao3, dao4
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
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The person reaches the knife and falls into it. Radicals
人
person A standing person with spread legs.
至
to arrive, reach Shows an arrow, falling to the ground and such reaches its target.
刂
cut It is typically at the right side of the character.
Vocabulary
打倒 dǎ dǎo
to overthrow; to knock down; Down with... !
1899
潦倒 liáo dǎo
disappointed; frustrated; dejected
9390
穷愁潦倒
qióng chóu liáo dǎo
destitute and troubled; in dire straits
9389
贫穷潦倒
pín qióng liáo dǎo
poverty stricken
9388
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)
7859
倒塌 dǎo tā
to collapse (of building); to topple over
6388
倒霉 dǎo méi
have bad luck; be out of luck
6289
摔倒 shuāi dǎo
to fall down; to slip and fall; a throw (in wrestling)
5945
晕倒 yūn dǎo
to faint; to swoon; to black out; to become unconscious
5822
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
5635
颠倒 diān dǎo
to turn upside-down; to reverse; back-to-front; confused; deranged; crazy
5633
颠倒 diān dǎo
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