CHARACTERS / DIAO

“diao” is 6 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

1. 调diàoto transferHSK 3 · TONE 4
2. 掉diàoto fallHSK 4 · TONE 4
3. 钓diàoto fish with a hook and lineHSK 5 · TONE 4
4. 叼diāoto hold with one's mouth (as a smoker with a cigarette or a dog with a bone)HSK 6 · TONE 1
5. 吊diàoto suspendHSK 6 · TONE 4
6. 雕diāoto carveHSK 6 · TONE 1