倒 — Chinese character
倒
dào
to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
- Pinyin
- dào
- Radical
- 9 ⼈ (Man)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 亻 到
- Formation
- pictophonetic — person; meaning component 亻; sound component 到
- Japanese
- 倒 as a kanji
Common words with 倒
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打倒 | dǎ dǎo | to overthrow; to knock down |
| 倒闭 (倒閉) | dǎo bì | to go bankrupt; to close down |
| 倒霉 | dǎo méi | to have bad luck; to be out of luck |
| 倒退 | dào tuì | to fall back; to go in reverse |
| 倒数 (倒數) | dào shǔ | to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down |
| 倒数 (倒數) | dào shù | inverse number; reciprocal (math.) |
| 倒塌 | dǎo tā | to collapse (of building); to topple over |
| 反倒 | fǎn dào | (coll.) but on the contrary; but instead |
| 摔倒 | shuāi dǎo | to fall down; to slip and fall |
| 颠倒 (顛倒) | diān dǎo | to turn upside down; to reverse |
| 倒下 | dǎo xià | to collapse; to topple over |
| 跌倒 | diē dǎo | to tumble; to fall |
English words written with 倒
倒 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 2
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