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颠倒

Traditional: 顛倒

diān dǎo

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

diān dǎo · din1 dou2 (Jyutping)

  1. to turn upside down
  2. to reverse
  3. back to front
  4. confused
  5. deranged
  6. crazy

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

颠

Meaning
top, peak, summit; upset
Radical
页
Strokes
16
Components
⿰真页
Cangjie
JCMBO
Four-corner
4188

倒

Meaning
fall over; lie down; take turns
Radical
亻
Strokes
10
Components
⿰亻到
Cangjie
OMGN
Four-corner
2220.0

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