落
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to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement
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Dict coverage rank #295 U+843D
How 落 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 (semantic, “plant”) + 洛 (phonetic, luò)
How to remember it
fall · Heisig RSH #316
洛 L.A. + flower
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 落
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 落花有意，流水无情 | luò huā yǒu yì , liú shuǐ wú qíng | lit. the falling flowers are yearning for love, but the heartless brook ripples on (idiom)… |
| 家道中落 | jiā dào zhōng luò | to come down in the world (idiom); to suffer a reversal of fortune |
| 日落西山 | rì luò xī shān | the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end; fig. time of decline;… |
| 一字不落 | yī zì bù là | see 一字不漏[yi1 zi4 bu4 lou4] |
| 水落石出 | shuǐ luò shí chū | (lit.) as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom); (fig.) the truth comes to light |
| 落花流水 | luò huā liú shuǐ | to be in a sorry state; to be utterly defeated |
| 落花生 | luò huā shēng | peanut (the plant) |
| 下落不明 | xià luò bù míng | unaccounted; unknown whereabouts |
| 大起大落 | dà qǐ dà luò | (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom); volatile; significant ups and downs; … |
| 落子 | lào zi | see 蓮花落|莲花落[lian2 hua1 lao4] |
| 落子 | luò zǐ | to place a stone on the board (in Go) |
| 落水管 | luò shuǐ guǎn | drainpipe; water spout |
| 落水 | luò shuǐ | to fall into water; to sink; overboard; fig. to degenerate; to sink (into depravity); to g… |
| 落基山 | Luò jī Shān | Rocky Mountains in West US and Canada |
| 落地 | luò dì | to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; (of a baby) to be … |
| 落马 | luò mǎ | (lit.) to fall from a horse; (fig.) to suffer a setback; to come a cropper; to be sacked (… |
| 黑落德 | Hēi luò dé | Herod (biblical King) |
| 发落 | fā luò | to deal with (an offender) |
| 利落 | lì luo | agile; nimble; all settled; in order |
| 落地生根 | luò dì shēng gēn | air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum); to put down roots |