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倒

dǎo

to fall over

A person falling beside a stool
Memory picture

Character

倒 dǎo

Strokes
10
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 到 to go to, to arrive
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他倒在地上。 Tā dǎo zài dì shàng. He fell to the ground.
  • 大树倒了。 Dà shù dǎo le. The big tree fell over.
  • 椅子倒了。 Yǐ zi dǎo le. The chair fell over.

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