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CHINESE CHARACTER

diān

颠

颠

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top; jolt

Numbered pinyin
dian1
English meanings
top; summit; to jolt; to fall; to reverse

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他diāndǎo颠倒le了hēibái黑白。

    He reversed black and white—confused right and wrong.

  2. 02

    shānlù山路diān颠簸。

    The mountain road is bumpy.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 颠倒
  • 颠簸
  • 颠覆
  • 颠沛