倒dǎo · dào
to pour, to spill. 10 strokes, radical 亻, first met in HSK 2.
What 倒 is made of
亻 (rén, man) and 到 (dào, to go to).
亻 carries the meaning — person — and 到 carries the sound.
How to write 倒
Strokes 1–2 write 亻, then strokes 3–10 write 到.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 倒
Words that use 倒
| 倒 | to pour, to spill 把液体从容器里洒出来 他不小心把牛奶倒在了桌上。He accidentally poured milk on the table. Lesson 15, 工作 · 广阔天地与日常见闻 · Nature, Community & Everyday Vistas |
| 倒车 | to transfer (transit) 换乘另一辆车继续前往目的地 他辗转倒车赶往医院陪护。He transferred buses several times on his way to look after family at the hospital. Lesson 277, 治学求理与世事澄明 · 律政明镜与法治经纬 · Legal Integrity & The Rule of Law |
| 倒闭 | to collapse into bankruptcy 生意做不下去,商号关门停业 那家商号终因投机倒闭。That firm eventually went bankrupt due to speculation. Lesson 285, 盛衰鉴戒与求真风度 · 现代工造与城市商埠 · Modern Engineering, Commerce & Urban Structure |
| 倒是 | actually, on the contrary 用于转折语气,表示出乎意料或与预想不同 现场保障工作倒是十分井然有序。The on-site logistics work was actually very well organized. Lesson 412, 坚守道义 · 权变谋断与山川定序 · Resourcefulness & Territorial Order |
| 摔倒 | to fall down, trip and fall 指身体倒地、失去站立姿势 雨天路滑有人不慎摔倒。On the slick road, someone fell down. Lesson 486, 互助扶持 · 安居乐业与厚积薄发 · Serene Industry & Striving Resilience |
More characters with the radical 亻
All 84 of them, and what the radical means, on the 人 radical page.