凋(diāo)

10 strokes

withered

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Character information

Pinyin
diāo
Meaning
withered
Strokes
10
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 凋 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰冫周

In this compound, the meaning comes from 冫 (ice); 周 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

冫bīng周zhōu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 凋 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 凋

Common words using 凋 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

diāo凋bì敝

impoverished; destitute; hard; depressed (of business); tattered; ragged

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diāo凋luò落

to wither (and drop off); to wilt; to pass away

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diāo凋xiè谢

to wither; to wilt; wizened

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diāo凋líng零

withered

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mín民shēng生diāo凋bì敝

the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom); a time of famine and impover…

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Related characters

From 凋’s common words

敝落谢零民生

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