Memory phrase for the Kanji: 倒
倒
Hanzi-Trainer
Meaning
to fall, to collapse, to go bankrupt
Pronunciation
dǎo, dào
Explanation
From left: person 亻, get to/reach 到 (至 arrow falling back to earth 土), knife 刂
Mnemonic
Show English
The person reaches the knife and falls into it.
Radicals
人
person A standing person with spread legs.
至
to arrive, reach Shows an arrow, falling to the ground and such reached its target.
刂
cut It is typically at the right side of the character.
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Vocabulary
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打倒
dǎ dǎo
to overthrow; to knock down; Down with... !
潦倒
liáo dǎo
disappointed; frustrated; dejected
穷愁潦倒
qióng chóu liáo dǎo
destitute and troubled; in dire straits
贫穷潦倒
pín qióng liáo dǎo
poverty stricken
随风倒舵
suí fēng dǎo duò
to trim one's sails with the wind; to adopt different attitude depending on the circumstances (idiom)
倒塌
dǎo tā
to collapse (of building); to topple over
倒霉
dǎo méi
have bad luck; be out of luck
摔倒
shuāi dǎo
to fall down; to slip and fall; a throw (in wrestling)
晕倒
yūn dǎo
to faint; to swoon; to black out; to become unconscious
颠倒黑白
diān dǎo hēi bái
lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately; to misrepresent the facts; to invert right and wrong
颠倒
diān dǎo
to turn upside-down; to reverse; back-to-front; confused; deranged; crazy
颠倒
diān dǎo
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