Chinese Character 倒 Meanings and components.

Form

Meaning

倒 meaning[3] in English

To Fall.

To Collapse.

To Lie Horizontally.

Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'person' radical in … (亻) , and to (a place) (到)

Its radical[1] is: (ren2) which means: Man, Person, People, Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4], .ren2man

In cangjie it is written with OMGN

How to write 倒

To writedao4to fall you should write a combination of ren2'person' radical … , dao4to (a … arranged in a shape:

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倒 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 倒 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of , looks as follow:

Pinyin:dao4 Shape:
Meaning[3]: To Fall . To Collapse . To Lie Horizontally . To Overthrow . To Fail . To Go Bankrupt . To Change (Trains Or Buses) . To Move Around . To Resell At A Profit

Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 9)

Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]

Pinyin:dao4 Shape:
Meaning[3]: To (A Place) . Until (A Time) . Up To . To Go . To Arrive . (Verb Complement Denoting Completion Or Result Of An Action)

Pinyin:zhi4
Meaning[3]: To Arrive . Most . To . Until

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Pinyin:𠫔5 Shape:

Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit

Pinyin:si1
Meaning[3]: Old Variant Of 某[Mou3]

Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu

Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: 'Knife' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 18) . See Also 立刀旁[Li4 Dao1 Pang2] . See Also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[Ce4 Dao1 Pang2]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: section shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: hànChinese Character

  • Wiktionary Page for 倒in English or Chinese