掉 diào fall

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Stroke order

掉 is written in 11 strokes.

掉 — the Chinese character for fall (diào), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 掉 — fall

掉

Senses

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)

Example sentences

我的笔掉在地上了。Wǒ de bǐ diào zài dì shang le.My pen fell on the ground.
树上的叶子掉了。Shù shang de yèzi diào le.The leaves fell from the tree.

Related words

掉 is pronounced diào and means “fall”.

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