落 luò — fall; drop · English

落

luò

fall; drop

At a glance · 落

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从艸，洛声，本义为草木叶落。隶楷沿用，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为叶落，引申为降下、衰败。

Structure

形声字，从艸（意符，草木凋零），洛（luò）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinluò

Radical艹

Strokes12

UnicodeU+843D

Character type形声

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Six languages, one character

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English fall; drop To fall, as leaves; also to drop.

Français tomber; chuter Tomber, comme les feuilles ; aussi baisser.

Español caer; descender Caer, como las hojas; también descender.

العربية يسقط يسقط كما تسقط الأوراق؛ ويُستعار للهبوط.

Русский падать; опадать Падать, как листья; также опускаться.

Common words

落luòfall
落叶luò yèfallen leaves

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