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掉头

Word definition:

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
to turn one's head / to turn round / to turn about
HSK 7-9

Character decomposition:

CharacterTot Str
Rad / Str
Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *掉* | 掉* | *掉
11画
turn, move; shake, wag; drop down
5104.6
QYAJ
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *头* | 头* | *头
5画
head; top; chief, first; boss
3480
YK

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
to turn one's head / to turn round / to turn about
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *掉* | 掉* | *掉
to fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair) / (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *头* | 头* | *头
head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL: 個|个
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *头* | 头* | *头
suffix for nouns


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