倒
倒 (dǎo) means “to fall”. It is made of 亻 + 到 and has 10 strokes, and is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 倒 into its parts
What 倒 is made of
- 亻 rén — person
- 到 dào — to go to
- 至 zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶 sī — private
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 刂 dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 至 zhì — reach
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 到 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
倒 stroke order
Example sentences
风太大，树倒了。Fēng tài dà, shù dǎo le.The wind was so strong that the tree fell over.
他跑得太快，倒在地上了。Tā pǎo de tài kuài, dǎo zài dì shang le.He ran too fast and fell to the ground.
Words with 倒
- 倒闭dǎobìto go bankrupt
- 倒车dǎochēto change trains or buses
- 倒车dǎochēto change trains or buses
- 倒霉dǎoméito have bad luck
- 摔倒shuāidǎoto fall down
- 颠倒diāndǎoto turn upside down
Also built with 亻
- 亿yìhundred million
- 什shénwhat? mixed
- 仁rénbenevolent
- 仅jǐnonly
- 仇chóuenemy
- 仍réngstill
- 仔zǐsmall thing
- 他tāhe
- 仗zhàng1to rely upon
- 付fùto pay
- 仙xiāngod
- 代dàion behalf of
Quick facts
| Pinyin | dǎo |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to fall; to collapse |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Radical | 人 (person, #9) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 2 (2021) · Old HSK 4 |
Questions about 倒
What does 倒 mean?
倒 (dǎo) means “to fall; to collapse”.
How many strokes does 倒 have?
倒 has 10 strokes.
What is the radical of 倒?
The radical of 倒 is 人 (rén, “person”), Kangxi radical number 9.
What parts make up 倒?
倒 is made of 亻 (person) and 到 (to go to).
Which HSK level is 倒?
倒 is in HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Learn 倒 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.