掉(diào)

HSK 211 strokes

to fall

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Character information

Pinyin
diào
Meaning
to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fall (in prices); to lose (value, weight etc); to wag; to swing; to turn; to change; to exchange; to swap; to show off; to shed (hair); (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 掉 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌卓

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 卓 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

扌shǒu卓zhuó

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 掉 step by step

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

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Words with 掉

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

qù去diào掉
HSK 6

to get rid of

Open 去掉 page →
diū丢diào掉
HSK 7-9

to lose; to throw away; to discard; to cast away

Open 丢掉 page →
wàng忘diào掉
HSK 7-9

to forget

Open 忘掉 page →
diào掉duì队
HSK 7-9

to fall behind

Open 掉队 page →
luàn乱diào掉

messed up; in disarray; chaotic

Open 乱掉 page →
zuò做diào掉

to kill; to get rid of; (sports) to defeat; to eliminate

Open 做掉 page →
miǎn免diào掉

to eliminate

Open 免掉 page →
jiǎn剪diào掉

to cut off

Open 剪掉 page →

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万且业为主举久乐

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去丢忘队乱做免剪

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