掉 (pinyin: diào, written "diao" or "diao") means to drop, to fall; (verb suffix, 'off, away', e.g. 卖掉 sell off). Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 掉.
Meaning
to drop, to fall; (verb suffix, 'off, away', e.g. 卖掉 sell off)
Stroke order
掉
Examples
乌鸦听了很高兴,张开嘴唱起歌来。肉掉下来,被狐狸吃掉了。
wū yā tīng le hěn gāo xìng, zhāng kāi zuǐ chàng qǐ gē lái. ròu diào xià lái, bèi hú li chī diào le.
The crow was delighted and opened its mouth to sing. The meat fell, and the fox ate it.
周六早上,他做了一个决定:今天一整天不看手机。他把手机关掉,放进抽屉里。
zhōu liù zǎo shang, tā zuò le yí ge jué dìng: jīn tiān yì zhěng tiān bú kàn shǒu jī. tā bǎ shǒu jī guān diào, fàng jìn chōu ti lǐ.
Saturday morning, he made a decision: no phone all day today. He turned off his phone and put it in a drawer.