(luò)

to fall; to drop; to lower; to leave behind

How 落 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
— grass
Traditional
Simplified
(unchanged)

Components

落 has 3 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

to leave out; to be missing; to leave behind or forget to bring; to lag or fall behind
lào
see 落[luo4]
luò
to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower

Common words using 落

失落 shīluò
to lose
角落 jiǎoluò
nook; corner
部落 bùluò
tribe
低落 dīluò
downcast
冷落 lěngluò
desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly
利落 lìluò
agile; nimble; all settled
回落 huíluò
to fall back; to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc)
坐落 zuòluò
to be situated; to be located (of a building)
墜落 zhuìluò
to fall; to drop
墮落 duòluò
to morally degenerate; to become depraved; a fall from grace
大起大落 dàqǐdàluò
significant ups and downs (idiom)
掉落 diàoluò
to fall down

落 in a sentence

別把東西落在公車上。

Bié bǎ dōngxī luò zài gōngchē shàng.

“Don't leave your things on the bus.”

How common is 落?

落 is the 496th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 75.6% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 落

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