# 掉

| 掉 | U+6389, &#25481; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6389 |
| ← 授 [U+6388] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 掊 → [U+638A] |

## Translingual
### Han character

掉 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 手卜日十 (QYAJ), four-corner 5104$_6$, composition ⿰扌卓)

#### Derived characters

* 𦄹, 𧐼, 𬕩

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: 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
### Glyph origin

| | 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 / 形声, OC *deːwʔ, *deːwɢs, *rneːwɢ): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 卓 (OC *rteːwɢ).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): diào (diao$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): diao$^4$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): diu$^6$ / deu$^6$ / zaau$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thet
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tiāu / tiō
    (Teochew, Peng'im): diao$^7$ / diou$^7$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$diau
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: diào
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: diào
*** Wade–Giles: tiao$^4$
*** Yale: dyàu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diaw
*** Palladius: дяо (djao)
*** Sinological IPA : /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: diao$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: diao
*** Sinological IPA : /tiau²¹³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: diu$^6$ / deu$^6$ / zaau$^6$
*** Cantonese Pinyin: diu$^6$ / deu$^6$ / dzaau$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /tiːu̯²²/, /tɛːu̯²²/, /t͡saːu̯²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thet
*** Hakka Romanization System: ted$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ted$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰet̚²/
* Southern Min
** (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/
* tiāu - literary;
* tiō - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: dewX, dewH, nraewk
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) | 覺 (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 |
| Baxter | dewX | dewH | nraewk |
| 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/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /dʱieu$^X$/ | /dʱieu$^H$/ | /nɔk̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | diào | diào | nuò |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | diu$^6$ | diu$^6$ | nok$^6$ |
* 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
       Yìngbì diàozàile dìshàng. [Pinyin]
       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] ― deu$^6$ sai$^1$ gwaa$^1$ lok$^6$ hoi$^2$ [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
       deu$^6$ zo$^2$ hou$^2$ do$^1$ m$^4$ jing$^1$ goi$^1$ deu$^6$ ge$^3$ je$^5$ [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.
       Jiālǐ de diànfànguō huàidiàole. [Pinyin]
       Our rice cooker has broken.
* (Mainland China Hokkien) to shake; to shiver

#### Synonyms

* (to lose): 甩 (shuǎi)
* (to throw):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 投 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 扔, 丟, 拋, 擲$_1$, 摔 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 扔, 溜, 拽, 砍 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 扔, 丟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 丟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 丟 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 扔, 拽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 撂, 丟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 甩, 丟, 掟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 丟, 掟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 丟 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 摔 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 甩 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 掟, 抌, 掉 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 掟, 抌, 掉 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 拋, 釘 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 㧒, 撜, 擲$_4$ |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 擲$_4$ |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 擳 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 擲$_4$ |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 擲$_4$ |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 擲$_4$ |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 擊 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 砍, 給, 蠻 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 射 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 挌, 抾, 轆, 獻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 挕, 揕, 擲$_2$, 練, 捔, 㧒 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 挕, 揕, 擲$_2$, 㧒 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 挕, 揕, 擲$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 挕, 揕, 捔, 㧒 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 挕, 揕, 掔 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 揕 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 挕, 揕, 擲$_2$, 捔 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 挕, 揕, 擲$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 捔, 撾, 挒, 標 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 捔, 撾, 挒, 標, 打, 擲$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 捔 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 摜, 厾 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 厾, 真 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 𪜃, 甩, 拌 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 射, 釘 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 亞, 打 |
* (to discard):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 扔, 丟棄 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 扔, 撇 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 扔, 丟 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 丟 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 拽, 扔 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 撇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 甩, 丟 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 丟, 甩 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 撂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 撂, 甩, 板 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 擗, 掉, 𢫕, 抌 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 擗, 掉, 抌 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 擗 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 丟, 釘 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 丟, 㧒 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 砍, 撂, 蠻 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 丟 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 溜, 轆, 獻, 抾, 挌 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 挕, 摑, 㧒 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 挕, 摑, 㧒 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 挕, 㧒 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 挕, 摑 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 捔, 撼, 擿 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 捔, 擿 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 捔, 撼, 擿 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 捔 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 摜, 厾 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 厾, 摜, 甩 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 𪜃, 甩, 拌 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 撂, 丟 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 亞 |
* (to shake):
* 交懍恂 / 交懔恂 (Hokkien)
* 呞呞顫 / 呞呞颤 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 哆嗦 (duōsuo)
* 圪觫 (geh$^5$ sueh$^4$) (Jin)
* 慄慄掣 / 栗栗掣 (Hokkien)
* 戰 / 战 (zhàn)
* 戰慄 / 战栗 (zhànlì) (literary)
* 戰抖 / 战抖 (zhàndǒu)
* 打抖 (da$^3$ deu$^3$) (Gan)
* 抖 (dǒu)
* 抖動 / 抖动 (dǒudòng)
* 抖抖絲 / 抖抖丝 (Longyan Min)
* 掣 (Hokkien, Teochew)
* 搦搦掣 (Hokkien)
* 發抖 / 发抖 (fādǒu)
* 蟯蟯掣 / 蛲蛲掣 (Hokkien)
* 起掉 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 顫 / 颤
* 顫動 / 颤动 (chàndòng)
* 顫抖 / 颤抖 (chàndǒu)

#### See also

* 落 (luò)
* (Wu) 脫 / 脱

### Compounds

* 丟不掉 / 丢不掉
* 丟掉 / 丢掉 (diūdiào)
* 做掉 (zuòdiào)
* 劃掉 / 划掉
* 單掉兒 / 单掉儿
* 失掉 (shīdiào)
* 尾大不掉 (wěidàbùdiào)
* 尾大難掉 / 尾大难掉
* 幹掉 / 干掉 (gàndiào)
* 廢掉 / 废掉
* 忘掉 (wàngdiào)
* 戒掉
* 扔掉 (rēngdiào)
* 扣掉
* 拋掉 / 抛掉
* 拔掉
* 拆掉
* 掉下 (diàoxià)
* 掉三寸舌
* 掉以輕心 / 掉以轻心 (diàoyǐqīngxīn)
* 掉價兒 / 掉价儿
* 掉刀
* 掉包 (diàobāo)
* 掉嘴口
* 掉嘴弄舌
* 掉回頭 / 掉回头
* 掉弄
* 掉換 / 掉换 (diàohuàn)
* 掉文
* 掉書袋 / 掉书袋 (diàoshūdài)
* 掉皮
* 掉眼
* 掉胎
* 掉背臉 / 掉背脸
* 掉膘
* 掉臂
* 掉臂不顧 / 掉臂不顾
* 掉舌
* 掉舌鼓脣 / 掉舌鼓唇
* 掉色
* 掉落 (diàoluò)
* 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)
* 掉鞅
* 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
* 掉魂
* 改掉 (gǎidiào)
* 末大不掉
* 死掉 (sǐdiào)
* 毀掉 / 毁掉 (huǐdiào)
* 溜掉
* 漏掉 (lòudiào)
* 甩掉 (shuǎidiào)
* 當掉 / 当掉
* 破掉
* 笑掉大牙 (xiàodiàodàyá)
* 老掉牙 (lǎodiàoyá)
* 脫掉 / 脱掉 (tuōdiào)
* 花掉
* 跑不掉
* 蹦掉
* 躲不掉
* 連根拔掉 / 连根拔掉
* 關掉 / 关掉 (guāndiào)
* 除掉 (chúdiào)

### 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

(Hyōgai kanji)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: じょう (jō)
* Kan-on: ちょう (chō)
* Kan’yō-on: とう (tō)
* Kun: ふるう (furuu, 掉う)

## 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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