落

luò

to fall or drop

(of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement

plants (艹) + luò sound (洛) = to fall, drop, or settle

艹 grounds the meaning in plant life — leaves and petals are what classically fall. 洛 mainly contributes the sound luò; the image of dropping foliage does the rest.

艹+洛→落
洛A river name (the Luo River)Phonetic
艹GrassSemantic

树上的叶子慢慢落到地上。

shù shàng de yè zi màn màn luò dào dì shàng。

The leaves on the tree slowly fell to the ground.

太阳落山后,天很快就黑了。

tài yáng luò shān hòu, tiān hěn kuài jiù hēi le。

After the sun set behind the mountain, it got dark very quickly.

Words with 落

跌落

diē luò

to fall

落地生根

luò dì shēng gēn

air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum)

落泪

luò lèi

to shed tears

角落

jiǎo luò

corner (of a room, courtyard etc)

击落

jī luò

to shoot down (a plane)

落水

luò shuǐ

to fall into water

落选

luò xuǎn

to fail to be chosen (or elected)

错落有致

cuò luò yǒu zhì

in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect

落子

luò zǐ

to place a stone on the board (in Go)

降落

jiàng luò

to descend

散落

sǎn luò

to lie scattered (over an area)

散落

sàn luò

to disperse

More characters with 艹

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