掉

掉	U+6389, 掉 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6389

← 授
[U+6388]

CJK Unified Ideographs

掊 →
[U+638A]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

掉 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 手卜日十 (QYAJ), four-corner 5104₆, composition ⿰扌卓)

References

KangXi: page 436, character 20
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12243
Dae Jaweon: page 786, character 7
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1896, character 1
Unihan data for U+6389

Chinese

simp. and trad.		掉
alternative forms		𢴿

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (卓) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
悼	*deːwɢs
淖	*rneːwɢs
罩	*rteːwɢs
鵫	rteːwɢs, rdeːwɢ
趠	rtʰeːwɢs, rtʰeːwɢ
踔	rtʰeːwɢs, rtʰeːwɢ
棹	*rdeːwɢs
鋽	*tʰeːwɢs
掉	deːwʔ, deːwɢs, *rneːwɢ
逴	tʰewɢ, rtʰeːwɢ
焯	*tjewɢ
綽	*tʰjewɢ
婥	*tʰjewɢ
繛	*tʰjewɢ
卓	*rteːwɢ
桌	*rteːwɢ
倬	*rteːwɢ
啅	*rteːwɢ
晫	rteːwɢ, rtʰeːwɢ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *deːwʔ, *deːwɢs, *rneːwɢ) : semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 卓 (OC *rteːwɢ).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): diào (diao⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠˋ
(Chengdu, SP): diao⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): diu⁶, deu⁶, zaau⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thet
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): tiāu / tiō
(Teochew, Peng'im): diao⁷ / diou⁷
Wu (Wiktionary): diau (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: diào
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: diào
  - Wade–Giles: tiao⁴
  - Yale: dyàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diaw
  - Palladius: дяо (djao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tjɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: diao⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: diao
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiau²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: diu⁶, deu⁶, zaau⁶
  - Yale: diuh, colloquial sounds not defined, jaauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: diu⁶, deu⁶, dzaau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: diu⁶, colloquial sounds not defined, zao⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯²²/, /tɛːu̯²²/, /t͡saːu̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thet
  - Hakka Romanization System: ted`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ted⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰet̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiāu / tiō
  - Tâi-lô: tiāu / tiō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diau, dioi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiau²²/, /tio²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiau⁴¹/, /tio⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiau²²/, /tio²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiau³³/, /tio³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiau³³/, /tiɤ³³/

Note:

tiāu - literary;
tiō - vernacular.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: diao⁷ / diou⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiāu / tiōu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiau¹¹/, /tiou¹¹/

Note:

diao7 - Shantou;
diou7 - Chaozhou.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: diau (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /d̥iɔ²³/

Middle Chinese: /deu^X/, /deu^H/, /ɳˠʌk̚/

Rime
Character	掉	掉	掉
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	定 (7)	娘 (12)
Final (韻)	蕭 (93)	蕭 (93)	江 (10)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	IV	II
Fanqie	徒了切	徒弔切	女角切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/deu^X/	/deu^H/	/ɳˠʌk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/deu^X/	/deu^H/	/ɳᵚɔk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/deu^X/	/deu^H/	/nɔk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dɛw^X/	/dɛw^H/	/ɳaɨwk̚/
Li Rong	/deu^X/	/deu^H/	/nɔk̚/
Wang Li	/dieu^X/	/dieu^H/	/nɔk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/dʱieu^X/	/dʱieu^H/	/nɔk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	diào	diào	nuò
Expected Cantonese Reflex	diu⁶	diu⁶	nok⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*deːwʔ/, /*deːwɢs/, /*rneːwɢ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	掉	掉	掉
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3
No.	17758	17759	17765
Phonetic component	卓	卓	卓
Rime group	宵	豹	藥
Rime subdivision	2	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	窕	藋	搦
Old Chinese	/*deːwʔ/	/*deːwɢs/	/*rneːwɢ/
Notes		見左傳

Definitions

掉

to drop; to fall
硬币掉在了地上。 ― Yìngbì diào zài le dìshàng. ― The coin dropped on the ground.
to lose; to part
掉色 ― diàosè ― to lose color
掉髮／掉发 ― diàofà ― to lose hair
to shake; to wag; to swing
尾大不掉 ― wěidàbùdiào ― "too fat a tail to wag"; to be hampered by one's own powerful subordinates
to turn; to move
掉轉／掉转 ― diàozhuǎn ― to turn around
掉頭／掉头 ― diàotóu ― to make a U-turn
(dialectal, intransitive) to be missing; to be lost
我錢包掉了／我钱包掉了 ― wǒ qiánbāo diào le ― I lost my wallet.
(Cantonese, Teochew) to throw; to toss
掉西瓜落海 [Cantonese] ― deu⁶ sai¹ gwaa¹ lok⁶ hoi² [Jyutping] ― to throw a watermelon into the ocean (superstition in Hong Kong that it will aid in the recovery of people lost at sea)
(Cantonese, Teochew) to toss out; to dispose of; to discard
掉咗好多唔應該掉嘅嘢 [Cantonese, trad.]
掉咗好多唔应该掉嘅嘢 [Cantonese, simp.]
deu⁶ zo² hou² do¹ m⁴ jing¹ goi¹ deu⁶ ge³ je⁵ [Jyutping]
threw away a lot of things that one shouldn't have
Used along with a verb to indicate completion, usually together with 了 (le); or to indicate imperative mood.
他戒掉了煙／他戒掉了烟 ― tā jièdiàole yān ― he quit smoking
把燈關掉／把灯关掉 ― bǎ dēng guāndiào ― turn off the lights
家裡的電飯鍋壞掉了。 [MSC, trad.]
家里的电饭锅坏掉了。 [MSC, simp.]
Jiālǐ de diànfànguō huàidiàole. [Pinyin]
Our rice cooker has broken.
(Mainland China Hokkien) to shake; to shiver

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 扔 (“to throw”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		投
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		扔, 丟, 拋, 擲₁, 摔
Mandarin	Beijing	扔, 溜, 拽, 砍
	Taiwan	扔, 丟
	Jinan	扔, 拽
	Xi'an	撂, 丟
	Wuhan	丟, 掟
	Chengdu	甩, 丟, 掟
	Guilin	丟
	Yangzhou	摔
	Hefei	甩
	Malaysia	丟
	Singapore	丟
Cantonese	Guangzhou	掟, 抌, 掉
Cantonese	Hong Kong	掟, 抌, 掉
Gan	Nanchang	拋, 釘
Hakka	Meixian	㧒, 撜, 擲₄
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	擲₄
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	擳
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	擲₄
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	擲₄
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	擲₄
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	擊
Jin	Taiyuan	砍, 給, 蠻
Min Bei	Jian'ou	射
Min Dong	Fuzhou	挌, 抾, 轆, 獻
Min Nan	Xiamen	挕, 揕, 擲₂, 練, 捔
	Quanzhou	挕, 揕, 擲₂
	Jinjiang	挕, 揕, 擲₂
	Zhangzhou	挕, 揕, 捔
	Tainan	挕, 揕, 掔
	Penang (Hokkien)	揕
	Singapore (Hokkien)	挕, 揕, 擲₂, 捔
	Manila (Hokkien)	挕, 揕, 擲₂
	Chaozhou	捔, 撾, 挒, 標
	Jieyang	捔, 撾, 挒, 標, 打, 擲₃
Wu	Suzhou	厾, 真
Wu	Wenzhou	𪜃, 甩, 拌
Xiang	Changsha	射, 釘
Xiang	Shuangfeng	亞, 打

Dialectal synonyms of 扔 (“to discard; to throw away”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		扔, 丟棄
Mandarin	Beijing	扔, 撇
	Taiwan	扔, 丟
	Jinan	拽, 扔
	Xi'an	撇
	Wuhan	丟, 甩
	Chengdu	甩, 丟
	Yangzhou	撂
	Hefei	撂, 甩, 板
	Singapore	丟
Cantonese	Guangzhou	擗, 掉, 𢫕, 抌
	Hong Kong	擗, 掉, 抌
	Yangjiang	擗
Gan	Nanchang	丟, 釘
Hakka	Meixian	丟, 㧒
Jin	Taiyuan	砍, 撂, 蠻
Min Bei	Jian'ou	丟
Min Dong	Fuzhou	溜, 轆, 獻, 抾, 挌
Min Nan	Xiamen	挕, 摑, 㧒
	Quanzhou	挕, 摑, 㧒
	Zhangzhou	挕, 㧒
	Chaozhou	捔, 撼, 擿
	Shantou	捔, 擿
	Jieyang	捔, 撼, 擿
Wu	Suzhou	厾, 摜, 甩
Wu	Wenzhou	𪜃, 甩, 拌
Xiang	Changsha	撂, 丟
Xiang	Shuangfeng	亞

Compounds

Derived terms from 掉

做掉 (zuòdiào)
失掉 (shīdiào)
尾大不掉 (wěidàbùdiào)
忘掉 (wàngdiào)
戒掉
扔掉 (rēngdiào)
扣掉
拆掉
拔掉
掉三寸舌
掉下 (diàoxià)
掉刀
掉包
掉嘴口
掉嘴弄舌
掉弄
掉文
掉皮
掉眼
掉胎
掉膘
掉臂
掉舌
掉色 (diàoshǎi)
掉落 (diàoluò)

掉鞅
掉魂
改掉 (gǎidiào)
末大不掉
死掉 (sǐdiào)
溜掉
漏掉 (lòudiào)
甩掉 (shuǎidiào)
破掉
笑掉大牙 (xiàodiàodàyá)
老掉牙 (lǎodiàoyá)
花掉
跑不掉
蹦掉
躲不掉
除掉 (chúdiào)
丟不掉／丢不掉
丟掉／丢掉 (diūdiào)
劃掉／划掉
單掉兒／单掉儿
尾大難掉／尾大难掉
幹掉／干掉 (gàndiào)
廢掉／废掉
拋掉／抛掉
掉以輕心／掉以轻心 (diàoyǐqīngxīn)

掉價兒／掉价儿
掉回頭／掉回头
掉換／掉换
掉書袋／掉书袋 (diàoshūdài)
掉背臉／掉背脸
掉臂不顧／掉臂不顾
掉舌鼓脣／掉舌鼓唇
掉貨／掉货
掉轉／掉转 (diàozhuǎn)
掉轉頭／掉转头
掉過來／掉过来
掉過兒／掉过儿
掉過頭／掉过头
掉鎗花／掉枪花
掉開／掉开
掉隊／掉队 (diàoduì)
掉頭／掉头 (diàotóu)
掉頭不顧／掉头不顾
掉頭而去／掉头而去
掉頭鼠竄／掉头鼠窜
毀掉／毁掉 (huǐdiào)
當掉／当掉
脫掉／脱掉 (tuōdiào)
連根拔掉／连根拔掉
關掉／关掉 (guāndiào)

Synonyms

(to throw):

Dialectal synonyms of 扔 (“to throw”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		投
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		扔, 丟, 拋, 擲₁, 摔
Mandarin	Beijing	扔, 溜, 拽, 砍
	Taiwan	扔, 丟
	Jinan	扔, 拽
	Xi'an	撂, 丟
	Wuhan	丟, 掟
	Chengdu	甩, 丟, 掟
	Guilin	丟
	Yangzhou	摔
	Hefei	甩
	Malaysia	丟
	Singapore	丟
Cantonese	Guangzhou	掟, 抌, 掉
Cantonese	Hong Kong	掟, 抌, 掉
Gan	Nanchang	拋, 釘
Hakka	Meixian	㧒, 撜, 擲₄
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	擲₄
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	擳
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	擲₄
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	擲₄
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	擲₄
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	擊
Jin	Taiyuan	砍, 給, 蠻
Min Bei	Jian'ou	射
Min Dong	Fuzhou	挌, 抾, 轆, 獻
Min Nan	Xiamen	挕, 揕, 擲₂, 練, 捔
	Quanzhou	挕, 揕, 擲₂
	Jinjiang	挕, 揕, 擲₂
	Zhangzhou	挕, 揕, 捔
	Tainan	挕, 揕, 掔
	Penang (Hokkien)	揕
	Singapore (Hokkien)	挕, 揕, 擲₂, 捔
	Manila (Hokkien)	挕, 揕, 擲₂
	Chaozhou	捔, 撾, 挒, 標
	Jieyang	捔, 撾, 挒, 標, 打, 擲₃
Wu	Suzhou	厾, 真
Wu	Wenzhou	𪜃, 甩, 拌
Xiang	Changsha	射, 釘
Xiang	Shuangfeng	亞, 打

(to lose): 甩 (shuǎi)
(to shake):

edit

Synonyms of 掉

哆嗦 (duōsuo)
圪觫 (Jin)
打抖 (Gan)
抖 (dǒu)
掉 (Min Nan)
起掉 (Min Nan)
交懍恂／交懔恂 (Min Nan)

呞呞顫／呞呞颤 (Min Nan)
慄慄掣／栗栗掣 (Min Nan)
戰／战 (zhàn)
戰慄／战栗 (zhànlì) (literary)
戰抖／战抖 (zhàndǒu)
抖動／抖动 (dǒudòng)

抖抖絲／抖抖丝 (Longyan Min)
發抖／发抖 (fādǒu)
蟯蟯掣／蛲蛲掣 (Min Nan)
顫／颤 (chàn)
顫動／颤动 (chàndòng)
顫抖／颤抖 (chàndǒu)

References

“掉”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

掉

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

Go-on: じょう (jō)^{←でう (deu, historical)}
Kan-on: ちょう (chō)^{←てう (teu, historical)}
Kan’yō-on: とう (tō)^{←たう (tau, historical)}
Kun: ふるう (furuu, 掉う)^{←ふるふ (furufu, historical)}

Korean

Hanja

掉 (eum 도 (do))

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Vietnamese

Han character

掉: Hán Nôm readings: trao, chèo, điệu, sạo, trạo, tráo

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掉

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