跌 diē to stumble
to stumble; to slip; to fall; to trip; to drop
How to remember 跌: 𧾷 foot + 失 to lose = to stumble. Running for the bus, the man catches his foot on the curb, starts to lose his balance and begins to stumble.
Component breakdown
跌 = 𧾷 foot + 失 to lose
- 𧾷 foot
- 失 to lose
- ㇒ falling stroke
- 夫 husband
- 二 two
- 人 person
Running for the bus, the man catches his foot on the curb, starts to lose his balance and begins to stumble.
How it is used
- To fall down, and crucially to drop in value. 摔跌 physical, but the headline use is prices: 下跌 (xiàdiē) to fall, 跌幅 (diēfú) the extent of a decline - 股价大跌 (gǔjià dà diē) the stock plunged.
- 跌倒 (diēdǎo) = to trip and fall. Opposite of 涨 (zhǎng, to rise) in market talk: 有涨有跌 ups and downs - 涨价 (zhǎngjià) prices go up.