陡 dǒu
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 走 to walk, to run, to flee
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
陡
dǒu
steep; abrupt
Character
Example phrases
- 这段山路又窄又陡，雨天通行风险极高。 Zhè duàn shānlù yòu zhǎi yòu dǒu, yǔtiān tōngxíng fēngxiǎn jí gāo. This stretch of mountain road is both narrow and steep, making travel extremely risky in rainy weather.
- 这座山的北坡特别陡，我们爬了三个小时。 Zhè zuò shān de běi pō tèbié dǒu, wǒmen pá le sān ge xiǎoshí. The north slope of this hill is especially steep, and we climbed for three hours.
- 楼梯太陡了，奶奶下楼的时候要扶着墙。 Lóutī tài dǒu le, nǎinai xià lóu de shíhou yào fú zhe qiáng. The stairs are too steep, so Grandma has to hold the wall when going down.
Related words
- 陡峭 dǒuqiào steep; precipitous
- 洞穴 dòngxué cave; cavern
- 半岛 bàndǎo peninsula
- 火山 huǒshān volcano
- 赤道 chìdào equator
- 火花 huǒhuā spark; flash of inspiration
- 大气 dàqì atmosphere; grand; magnanimous
- 火焰 huǒyàn flame
- 高空 gāokōng high altitude; high in the air
- 火热 huǒrè fiery hot; ardent; booming
- 光芒 guāngmáng rays of light; radiance
- 火辣辣 huǒlàlà scorching; burning hot; biting