塌 Stroke Order

塌 [tā] 1. Collapse; cave in:倒～。～方。～台。～架。～陷。 - 倒 (dǎo), to fall down; to sink down. - Examples: collapses; collapsedwards; collapsed platforms; collapsed frames; sink down. 2. To droop: ～秧。 - To droop, wilt. - Example: drooping seedlings. 3. To settle down; to calm down: ～下心来。 - To calm down; settle down. - Example: once I hear this, I feel settled! 動詞 (verb): 1. 因凹陷而倒塌 ([En.] collapse; cave in) - Example: 塌岸 (broken, collapsed bank or embankment); 房子塌了 (the house collapsed); 倒塌 (building fell down); 塌翼 (collapsed wing). 2. 減掉;垮 ([En.] reduce; lose; fall) - Example: 塌锐气 (diminishing morale; causing a loss of enthusiasm); 塌趿 (laziness, lack of spirit). 3. 貼緊 ([En.] keep close to) - Example: 上衣湿漉漉的塌在身上 (the wet shirt clung closely to the body). 4. 安定;鎮定 ([En.] settle down) - Example: 说一声，我就塌心了呵！ (Just say it, and I'll be at ease!). 形容詞 (adjective): 1. 平 ([En.] flat) - Example: 塌鼻子 (flat nose). 2. 精神委顿 ([En.] tired) - Example: - 皆垂头塌翼，莫所凭恃。 (bowed down and tired; no support to rely on). - 各種表達疲倦或失意的樣子，如塌拉 (disheveled appearance); 塌飒 (dejected); 塌趿 (slouchy appearance); 塌然 (sad, unhappy, or defeated); 塌塌撒撒 (listless appearance); 塌翼 (wings drooping, metaphor for feeling dejected or frustrated).