diào

off; to drop or fall; to lose

HSK 4 #849

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 849th character
Radical ⼿ (64.8)
Strokes 11
Index # 2170

Definitions

掉 diào
  1. 1. (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
  2. 2. to drop
  3. 3. to fall
  4. 4. to lose
  5. 5. to go missing
  6. 6. to lose (value, weight etc)
  7. 7. fall (in prices)
  8. 8. to reduce
  9. 9. to shed (hair)
  10. 10. to turn
  11. 11. to change
  12. 12. to exchange
  13. 13. to swap
  14. 14. to swing
  15. 15. to wag
  16. 16. to lag behind
  17. 17. to show off

Stroke order

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Words containing 掉

Word Meaning
to sell a fake for the genuine article; to palm off
to turn around
to eliminate; to scrap
to shed tears
to have one's status lowered; drop in price; devalued
to fade; to lose color; also pr. diào shǎi
to exchange; to swap; to replace
to throw away; to discard; to lose
to discard; to throw away
to discard; to throw away
credit default swap (finance)
credit default swap (finance)
to get rid of; to eliminate; to kill
to divide up; to share
to delete
to delete
to shave off (whiskers etc); to scrape off
to peel off; to strip off
to peel off; to strip off
to cut off; to trim; to cut away
to cross out; to cross off
to cross out; to cross off
to eat up; to consume
to drink up; to finish (a drink)
uncouth; (coll.) rustic