HSK 2 · Hands-on actions

倒

dào

to pour

Stroke order of 倒

倒 is written with 10 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A person (亻) falls to pour (到): pour.

Parts: 亻 person + 到 arrive

Example sentence

请给我倒一杯水。

Please pour me a glass of water.

More words: Hands-on actions

拉to pull 推to push 提to carry; to lift; to mention 放下to put down 掉to fall; to drop 碰to touch; to bump 装to pack; to install 弄to do; to handle 办to do; to handle 使用to use 查to check; to look up 选to choose 加to add; plus 算to calculate; to count as 发to send; to issue

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