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dào
adj. upside down, inverted
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Other meanings
[dào]   v. to pour, to tip; to invert; to reverse; to move backward
[dǎo]   v. to fall over, to fail or collapse; to overthrow; be spoiled, have malfunction; change, shift; move around; sell up; buy and resell at a profit
[dào]   adv. (contrary to common sense or one's expectation); but, however; (after a "verb + de" structure, implying blame); (in the subordinate clause, indicating concession); (in an imperative sentence or a question, indicating impatience); (used to soften the tone)
    person, man
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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fú dào le
phr. "Fu" (a Chinese Character meaning "good fortune") is upside down. ("upside down" and "arrive" have the same pronunciation in Chinese)