- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 卓(tall; prominent; outstanding)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Hand swung up high then released falling down — that's the action of dropping and losing.
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⼿Radical 64 · 11 strokes
to go missing
HSK 4 (2.0)HSK 2 (3.0)17 meanings#625
MEANING17 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to go missing
中东西从高处落下来；丢失或失去某个东西dōngxi cóng gāochù làxiàlái; diūshī huò shīqù mǒugerì dōngxi
- 。
My phone fell and got lost.
- 。
Her earring accidentally fell into the drain.
- 貳动verb
to swing
中物体从上面落到下面wùtǐ cóng shàngmiàn luò dào xiàmiàn
- 。
He dropped the ball on the ground.
- 參动verb
to change
中失去；落下；不见了shīqù; làoxià; bújiàn le
- 。
He turned around and left immediately.
- 肆动verb
to drop
中从高处落到低处；下降cóng gāo chù luò dào dī chù; xià jiàng
- 。
My phone fell on the ground.
- 。
She accidentally dropped her wallet into the river.
- 伍动verb
to wag
中左右摇动或摉摆；东西落下zuǒyòu yáodòng huò bǎi; dōngxi luòxià
- 。
The dog is wagging its tail.
- 陸动verb
to lose (value, weight etc)
中失去；变少；下降shīqù；biànshǎo；xiàjiàng
- 。
I dropped a book.
- ，。
She's been under a lot of stress lately and has lost quite a few pounds.
- 柒动verb
to lose
中丢失；不再拥有diūshī；búzài yōngyǒu
- 。
My phone has fallen and gotten lost.
- 。
She left the house and forgot her keys inside.
- 捌助particle
(used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
中跟在动词后面，表示完成、除去或落下等gēnzài dòngcí hòumiàn, biǎoshì wánchéng、chúqù huò làoxià děng
- 。
He sold his books.
- 玖动verb
to fall
中从高处下落；跌落cóng gāo chù xiàluò; diēluò
- 。
She accidentally fell into a puddle while walking.
- 拾动verb
to lag behind
中落在后面；进度变慢luò zài hòumiàn; jìndù biàn màn
- 。
Don't fall behind.
- ，。
He learns so slowly that he's already fallen behind the rest of the class.
- 11动verb
to reduce
中使数量或程度变少shǐ shùliàng huò chéngdù biàn shǎo
- 。
My weight has dropped.
- 。
The company decided to cut its budget by twenty percent.
- 12动verb
fall (in prices)
中价格下降；变低jiàgé xiàjiàng; biàn dī
- 。
The price has dropped significantly.
- 。
Oil prices have dropped quite a bit recently.
- 13动verb
to shed (hair)
中头发或其他东西从身体上脱落下来tóufa huò qítā dōngxi cóng shēntǐ shang tuōluò xiàlai
- 。
My hair is starting to fall out.
- 14动verb
to exchange
中交换；互相给对方jiāohuàn; hùxiāng gěi duìfāng
- ？
Could we switch seats for a moment?
- 15动verb
to swap
中交换位置或东西jiāohuàn wèizhì huò dōngxi
- 。
Let's swap seats for a moment.
- 16动verb
to turn
中使某物转动或改变方向shǐ mǒuwù zhuǎndòng huò gǎibiàn fāngxiàng
- 17动verb
to show off
中炫耀自己的优点或财富xuànyào zìjǐ de yōudiǎn huò cáifù
- 。
He likes to show off his knowledge by quoting books.
COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSISRELATED
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MEANING17 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to go missing
中东西从高处落下来；丢失或失去某个东西dōngxi cóng gāochù làxiàlái; diūshī huò shīqù mǒugerì dōngxi
- 。
My phone fell and got lost.
- 。
Her earring accidentally fell into the drain.
- 貳动verb
to swing
中物体从上面落到下面wùtǐ cóng shàngmiàn luò dào xiàmiàn
- 。
He dropped the ball on the ground.
- 參动verb
to change
中失去；落下；不见了shīqù; làoxià; bújiàn le
- 。
He turned around and left immediately.
- 肆动verb
to drop
中从高处落到低处；下降cóng gāo chù luò dào dī chù; xià jiàng
- 。
My phone fell on the ground.
- 。
She accidentally dropped her wallet into the river.
- 伍动verb
to wag
中左右摇动或摉摆；东西落下zuǒyòu yáodòng huò bǎi; dōngxi luòxià
- 。
The dog is wagging its tail.
- 陸动verb
to lose (value, weight etc)
中失去；变少；下降shīqù；biànshǎo；xiàjiàng
- 。
I dropped a book.
- ，。
She's been under a lot of stress lately and has lost quite a few pounds.
- 柒动verb
to lose
中丢失；不再拥有diūshī；búzài yōngyǒu
- 。
My phone has fallen and gotten lost.
- 。
She left the house and forgot her keys inside.
- 捌助particle
(used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
中跟在动词后面，表示完成、除去或落下等gēnzài dòngcí hòumiàn, biǎoshì wánchéng、chúqù huò làoxià děng
- 。
He sold his books.
- 玖动verb
to fall
中从高处下落；跌落cóng gāo chù xiàluò; diēluò
- 。
She accidentally fell into a puddle while walking.
- 拾动verb
to lag behind
中落在后面；进度变慢luò zài hòumiàn; jìndù biàn màn
- 。
Don't fall behind.
- ，。
He learns so slowly that he's already fallen behind the rest of the class.
- 11动verb
to reduce
中使数量或程度变少shǐ shùliàng huò chéngdù biàn shǎo
- 。
My weight has dropped.
- 。
The company decided to cut its budget by twenty percent.
- 12动verb
fall (in prices)
中价格下降；变低jiàgé xiàjiàng; biàn dī
- 。
The price has dropped significantly.
- 。
Oil prices have dropped quite a bit recently.
- 13动verb
to shed (hair)
中头发或其他东西从身体上脱落下来tóufa huò qítā dōngxi cóng shēntǐ shang tuōluò xiàlai
- 。
My hair is starting to fall out.
- 14动verb
to exchange
中交换；互相给对方jiāohuàn; hùxiāng gěi duìfāng
- ？
Could we switch seats for a moment?
- 15动verb
to swap
中交换位置或东西jiāohuàn wèizhì huò dōngxi
- 。
Let's swap seats for a moment.
- 16动verb
to turn
中使某物转动或改变方向shǐ mǒuwù zhuǎndòng huò gǎibiàn fāngxiàng
- 17动verb
to show off
中炫耀自己的优点或财富xuànyào zìjǐ de yōudiǎn huò cáifù
- 。
He likes to show off his knowledge by quoting books.
COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 卓(tall; prominent; outstanding)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Hand swung up high then released falling down — that's the action of dropping and losing.
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