The kanji 倒 primarily conveys the idea of "to fall," "to collapse," or "to topple." It suggests a loss of balance, either physically or metaphorically. It implies something moving from an upright or stable position to a prone or unstable one.

・On-yomi (音読み): トウ (tō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): たお（れる） (tao(reru)) - to fall, to collapse; たお（す） (tao(su)) - to knock down, to bring down

⚫︎ 転（ころ）んで倒（たお）れる Translation: To fall over and collapse. ⚫︎ 木（き）が倒（たお）れる Translation: The tree falls. ⚫︎ 会社（かいしゃ）が倒産（とうさん）する Translation: The company goes bankrupt.

The kanji 倒 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). It is composed of the radical 亻(人) (meaning "person" or "human") on the left and 倒 on the right side. The right side originally represented the sound and the meaning of "to fall." The inclusion of the radical 亻 suggests the action applies to humans or things associated with humans. The shape of the character suggests something tipping over or falling down.