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
掉头
diàotóu
to turn around; to make a U-turn
Characters in this word
头 tóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- ⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 司机发现前方山体滑坡，只好在交警指挥下掉头返回县城。 Sījī fāxiàn qiánfāng shāntǐ huápō, zhǐhǎo zài jiāojǐng zhǐhuī xià diàotóu fǎnhuí xiànchéng. When the driver discovered a landslide ahead, he had no choice but to turn around under the traffic police's direction and return to the county town.
- 前面路断了，我们只好掉头往回开。 Qiánmiàn lù duàn le, wǒmen zhǐhǎo diàotóu wǎng huí kāi. The road ahead was cut off, so we had to turn around and drive back.
- 她看到朋友在对面，马上掉头走了过去。 Tā kàndào péngyou zài duìmiàn, mǎshàng diàotóu zǒu le guòqù. She saw her friend on the other side and immediately turned around and walked over.