倒 (dǎo)

How 倒 is written

Strokes

10

Radical

亻 — human

Traditional

倒

Simplified

倒 (unchanged)

倒 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

dǎo

to fall; to collapse; to topple; to fail

dào

to place upside down; to invert; to pour; to throw out

Common words using 倒

倒霉 dǎoméi

to have bad luck; to be out of luck

倒下 dǎoxià

to collapse; to topple over

倒影 dàoyǐng

inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside-down)

倒數 dàoshǔ

to count backwards (from 10 down to 0); to count down; from the bottom (lines on a page)

倒流 dàoliú

to flow backwards; reverse flow

倒計時 dàojìshí

to count down; countdown

倒貼 dàotiē

to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)

倒車 dǎochē

to change buses, trains etc

倒退 dàotuì

to fall back; to go in reverse

倒閉 dǎobì

to go bankrupt; to close down

倒騰 dǎoteng

to move; to shift; to exchange

傾倒 qīngdǎo

to topple over; to greatly admire

倒 in a sentence

How common is 倒?

倒 is the 608th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 79.9% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 倒

• 霉
• 下
• 影
• 數
• 流
• 計
• 時
• 貼
• 車
• 退
• 閉
• 騰
• 傾