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Chinese characters for “diao”

21 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.

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First tone

diāo

叼

diāo

to hold in the mouth

5 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

雕

diāo

to carve, to engrave

16 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

刁

diāo

tricky, sly, crafty, cunning

withered, fallen

sable, mink, marten

watchtower

porgy

porgy

eagle, vulture

Third tone

diǎo

屌

diǎo

penis

9 strokes

Fourth tone

diào

掉

diào

to drop, to fall, to remove

11 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4

调

diào

tune, melody, key

10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5

吊

diào

to condole, to mourn, to pity

6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6

钓

diào

fishhook

8 strokes · HSK 2.0 L5

to suspend, to hang

seldom, irregularly

fishhook

sword

hoe

hoe

tune, melody, key

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Words using this pronunciation family

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air conditioning

to fall

investigation

to transfer

to investigate and research

to emphasize

to harmonize

naughty

to adjust

monotonous

Chinese characters for “diao”

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