调
调 (diào) means “to transfer”. It is made of 讠 + 周 and has 10 strokes, and is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
Break 调 into its parts
What 调 is made of
- 讠 yán — speech
- 周 zhōu — Zhou dynasty
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 周 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
调 stroke order
Example sentences
他被调到北京工作了。Tā bèi diào dào Běijīng gōngzuò le.He was transferred to work in Beijing.
公司想把我调到别的部门。Gōngsī xiǎng bǎ wǒ diào dào bié de bùmén.The company wants to move me to another department.
Words with 调
- 调查diàocháto investigate
- 空调kōngtiáoair conditioner
- 强调qiángdiàoto emphasize
- 调整tiáozhěngto adjust
- 单调dāndiàomonotonous
- 调皮tiáopínaughty
- 声调shēngdiàotone (of a syllable)
- 调动diàodòngto transfer
- 调和tiáohéto reconcile
- 调剂tiáojìto adjust
- 调节tiáojiéto adjust
- 调解tiáojiěto mediate
- 调料tiáoliàoseasoning
- 协调xiétiáoto coordinate
Also built with 讠
- 计jìto calculate
- 订dìngto book
- 认rènto know
- 讥jīto ridicule
- 讨tǎoto haggle
- 让ràngto let
- 训xùnto teach
- 议yìto consult
- 讯xùnnews
- 记jìto remember
- 讲jiǎngto speak
- 讳huìtaboo
Quick facts
| Pinyin | diào |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to transfer; to move (to another post) |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Radical | 言 (speech, #149) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 3 (2021) |
Questions about 调
What does 调 mean?
调 (diào) means “to transfer; to move (to another post)”.
How many strokes does 调 have?
调 has 10 strokes.
What is the radical of 调?
The radical of 调 is 言 (yán, “speech”), Kangxi radical number 149.
What parts make up 调?
调 is made of 讠 (speech) and 周 (Zhou dynasty).
Which HSK level is 调?
调 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Learn 调 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 55: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.