掉

diào

verb HSK 2 #241

Meanings

Hand radical 扌+ 卓 (tall/outstanding) — reaching up high and dropping something

Shǒujī diào le.

The phone fell/dropped.

Shùyè diào xiàlái le.

The leaves fell down.

Bǎ zhège shān diào.

Delete this.

grammar

掉 as a complement means away/off/gone: 忘掉 (forget), 扔掉 (throw away), 卖掉 (sell off), 删掉 (delete).

usage

verb + 掉 emphasizes completion or removal. One of the most productive complements in Chinese.

掉 diào