little island 到 / 倒: how to tell them apart
倒 has a person 亻 in front — a person falling over (摔倒).
到 dào — to arrive
到
| 回到 | huí dào | to return to | 1B lesson 12 | |
| 来到 | lái dào | to arrive at | 1B lesson 19 | |
| 闻到 | wén dào | to smell | 2A lesson 7 | |
| 掉到 | diào dào | to fall onto | 2A lesson 10 |
倒 dǎo — to fall over; (dào) to pour
倒
| 摔倒 | shuāi dǎo | to fall down; to trip and fall | 3A lesson 6 | |
| 跌倒 | diē dǎo | to fall; to stumble and fall | 3A lesson 6 | |
| 打倒 | dǎ dǎo | to knock down | 3A lesson 6 | |
| 倒地不起 | dǎo dì bù qǐ | to fall and be unable to get up | 3A lesson 6 |