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颠
顛
diān
1. top (of the head)
2. apex
3. to fall forwards
4. inverted
5. to jolt
Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

颠
diān
peak, summit, top; to upset
HSK 6 16 丶

Compound Words (20)

颠倒
diāndǎo
to turn upside down
HSK 6
颠峰
diānfēng
variant of [[巔峰|巅峰<diānfēng>]]
颠沛
diānpèi
destitute
颠狂
diānkuáng
demented
颠簸
diānbǒ
to shake
HSK 6
颠茄
diānqié
deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
颠覆
diānfù
to topple (i.e. knock over)
颠踣
diānbó
to fall down
颠连
diānlián
illogical
颠颠
diāndiān
glad and diligent
不列颠
Bùlièdiān
Britain
野颠茄
yědiānqié
deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
颠儿面
diānrmiàn
to lose face
颠覆罪
diānfùzuì
crime of incitement to overthrow the state
大不列颠
DàBùlièdiān
Great Britain
屁颠屁颠
pìdiānpìdiān
lit. jolting buttocks
乐颠了馅
lèdiānlexiàn
ecstatic
流离颠沛
liúlídiānpèi
destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means
神魂颠倒
shénhúndiāndǎo
lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love
跑跑颠颠
pǎopǎodiāndiān
to work hectically

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,133
Word Frequency Rank
3,875 of 84,292

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