跌(diē)

HSK 612 strokes

to fall

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
diē
Meaning
to fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop; Taiwan pr. [die2]
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 跌 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰足失

To lose 失 one's footing 足

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

足zú失shī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 跌 step by step

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

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Words with 跌

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

xià下diē跌
HSK 7-9

to fall; to tumble

Open 下跌 page →
huí回diē跌

to fall back (of water level or share prices)

Open 回跌 page →
dà大diē跌

large fall

Open 大跌 page →
dà大diē跌yǎn眼jìng镜

(fig.) to be astounded

Open 大跌眼镜 page →
bào暴diē跌

(economics) to slump

Open 暴跌 page →
zhǎng涨diē跌

rise or fall in price

Open 涨跌 page →
kuáng狂diē跌

crazy fall (in prices)

Open 狂跌 page →
měng猛diē跌

drop sharply (e.g. stock prices)

Open 猛跌 page →

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