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倒

dào

to pour

A person holding an upside down bowl
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

  • 请倒点水。 Qǐng dào diǎn shuǐ. Please pour some water.
  • 我倒茶给你。 Wǒ dào chá gěi nǐ. I will pour tea for you.
  • 把水倒出来。 Bǎ shuǐ dào chū lái. Pour the water out.

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