Chinese Character 跌 Meanings and components.

Form

跌

Meaning

跌 meaning[3] in English

To Fall.

To Tumble.

To Trip.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 跌 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are excessive (足) , and to lose (失)

Its radical[1] is: 足 (zu2) which means: Excessive, .足zu2excessive

In cangjie it is written with RMHQO

How to write 跌

To write跌die1to fall you should write a combination of 足zu2excessive , 失shi1to lose arranged in a 吅 shape:

足 + 失 = 跌

跌 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

跌
Pinyin:die1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Fall . To Tumble . To Trip . (Of Prices Etc) To Drop . Taiwan Pr. [Die2]
足
Pinyin:zu2
Meaning[3]: Excessive
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
龰
Pinyin:龰5 Shape:一
失
Pinyin:shi1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: To Lose . To Miss . To Fail
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
夫
Pinyin:fu1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Husband . Man . Manual Worker . Conscripted Laborer (Old)
一
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
大
Pinyin:da4
Meaning[3]: Big . Huge . Large . Major . Great . Wide . Deep . Older (Than) . Oldest . Eldest . Greatly . Very Much . (Dialect) Father . Father'S Elder Or Younger Brother

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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