- 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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掉头
掉头
to turn about
HSK 7 (3.0)3 meanings#9965
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to turn about
中改变方向,向后或往相反的方向转gǎibiàn fāngxiàng, xiàng hòu huò wǎng xiāngfǎn de fāngxiàng zhuǎn
- 。
Please turn around.
- 貳动verb
to turn round
中改变方向,转身走回来gǎibiàn fāngxiàng, zhuǎnshēn zǒu huílái
- 參动verb
to turn one's head
- 。
He turned around and left.
COLLOCATIONS1 collocation
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
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掉头
Traditional掉頭
to turn about
HSK 7 (3.0)3 meanings#9965
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to turn about
中改变方向,向后或往相反的方向转gǎibiàn fāngxiàng, xiàng hòu huò wǎng xiāngfǎn de fāngxiàng zhuǎn
- 。
Please turn around.
- 貳动verb
to turn round
中改变方向,转身走回来gǎibiàn fāngxiàng, zhuǎnshēn zǒu huílái
- 參动verb
to turn one's head
- 。
He turned around and left.
COLLOCATIONS1 collocation
STROKE ORDER
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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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
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