掉diào
to fall, to drop. 11 strokes, radical 扌, first met in HSK 2.
Pinyin diàoStrokes 11Radical 扌Band HSK 2Words 2
How to write 掉
Strokes 1–3 write 扌, then strokes 4–11 write 卓.
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 掉 · the stroke-order rules
What 掉 is made of
扌 (shǒu, hand) and 卓 (zhuō, profound).
扌 carries the meaning — hand — and 卓 carries the sound.
Words that use 掉
| 掉 | to fall, to drop 从高处落下、脱离原来的位置 一片树叶从枝头掉了下来。A leaf fell from the branch. Lesson 18, 冬天到了 · 辨析求是与方寸起居 · Reasoning, Nuance & Winter Comfort |
| 去掉 | to remove, do away with 指除去、不再保留 工作人员把多余手续去掉。Staff did away with the unnecessary paperwork. Lesson 633, 柜台便民 · 法安天下与正气长存 · Judicial Justice & Principled Restraint |
More characters with the radical 扌
All 105 of them, and what the radical means, on the 手 radical page.