掉 diào
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 卓 profound, lofty, brilliant
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
掉
diào
to drop; to fall
Character
Example phrases
- 手机掉了。 Shǒujī diào le. The phone fell.
- 别掉东西。 Bié diào dōngxi. Do not drop things.
- 钥匙掉地上。 Yàoshi diào dì shang. The keys fell on the floor.