掉 (diào)
to fall; to drop; to lag behind; to lose; to go missing; to reduce; fa
- HSK 3.1 level 2
- 11 strokes
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 卓 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》：“掉，搖也。从手，卓聲。《春秋傳》曰：‘尾大不掉。’”
Components
- 扌 (meaning) — 扌 is a component form of 手.
- 卓 (sound)