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倒dǎo · dào

to pour, to spill. 10 strokes, radical 亻, first met in HSK 2.

Pinyin dǎo · dàoStrokes 10Radical 亻Band HSK 2Words 5

How to write 倒

Strokes 1–2 write 亻, then strokes 3–10 write 到.

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Stroke order chart for 倒 — 10 strokes, radical 亻

Write 倒 on the grid

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 · the stroke-order rules

What 倒 is made of

亻 (rén, man) and 到 (dào, to go to).

亻 carries the meaning — person — and 到 carries the sound.

Words that use 倒

倒(dào) 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.

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倒(dǎo)车(chē) 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.

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倒(dǎo)闭(bì) 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.

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倒(dào)是(shì) 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.

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摔(shuāi)倒(dǎo) 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.

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More characters with the radical 亻

All 85 of them, and what the radical means, on the 人 radical page.

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