diāo
to wither, to fade, to decay

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
shù
zài
hán
fēng
zhōng
diāo
líng

Leaves withered and fell in the cold wind

2
méi
guī
huā
zài
qiū
tiān
diāo
xiè
le

The roses withered in autumn

3
huā
bàn
piàn
piàn
diāo
luò
zài
shàng

Petals withered and dropped to the ground one by one

4
huā
diāo
xiè
le

The flower has withered.

5
qiū
tiān
lái
le
shù
kāi
shǐ
diāo
xiè

Autumn has arrived, and the leaves are starting to wither.

6
suí
zhe
shí
jiān
liú
shì
de
mèng
xiǎng
zhú
jiàn
diāo
xiè

As time passed, his dreams gradually faded away.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes10
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2007
Zhuyinㄉㄧㄠ
Components
UnicodeU+51CB
CangjieIMCR
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