HSK 2 · Hands-on actions

掉

diào

to fall; to drop

Stroke order of 掉

掉 is written with 11 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Hand (扌) lets a tall (卓) thing fall: drop.

Parts: 扌 hand + 卓 tall

Example sentence

我的钱包掉了。

My wallet fell.

More words: Hands-on actions

拉to pull 推to push 提to carry; to lift; to mention 放下to put down 倒to pour 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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