跌 (diē)

to fall; to tumble; to trip; (of prices etc) to drop; Taiwan pr. [die2

HSK 3.1 level 6
12 strokes

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 失 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“跌，踼也。从足，失聲。一曰越也。”

Components

足 (meaning)
失 (sound, meaning)