WHOLE CHARACTER
倒
to fall (of something standing); to fail; to collapse
倒 puts a person beside 到: falling down is dǎo (摔倒), while turning things upside down or pouring is dào (倒茶).
ZDIC: 形声，从亻、到声 — the person side at the left, 到 as the sound side.
Character Familiesleft / right
倒
to fall (of something standing); to fail; to collapse
倒 puts a person beside 到: falling down is dǎo (摔倒), while turning things upside down or pouring is dào (倒茶).
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声，从亻、到声 — the person side at the left, 到 as the sound side.
MEANING: THE PERSON SIDE
亻
person (from 人)
Left-side person form; not a standalone page.
In 倒: meaning: the person side The standing-person radical.
SOUND: DÀO
到
to arrive
A standalone character; when it appears as a piece, its sound or visual role in that character is shown on the character's page.
In 倒: sound: dào The full character 到 'to arrive'; dǎo keeps the d-ao frame and changes only the tone, while dào matches it exactly.
Tone 3
- to fall (of something standing)
- to fail; to collapse
- 摔倒to fall over
- 打倒to knock down
- 倒闭to go bankrupt
Tone 4
- upside-down; inverted
- to pour out (by tipping)
- backwards; the reverse way
- 倒立handstand
- 倒茶to pour tea
- 倒退to go backwards
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