陡
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steep; precipitous; (of a change) abrupt; sudden
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 阜 +7
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 陡
- Common rank
- #3,216
- Unicode
- U+9661
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
steep · Heisig RSH #2340
pinnacle + 走 walk
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 陡
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陡然 | suddenly; unexpectedly; abruptly; precipitously; stumbling | |
| 陡度 | gradient | |
| 陡变 | to change precipitously | |
| 陡壁 | steep cliff; precipice; vertical slope | |
| 陡坡 | steep slope; steep incline | |
| 陡跌 | precipitous drop (in price) | |
| 陡削 | precipitous | |
| 陡崖 | steep cliff; precipice | |
| 陡峻 | precipitous; high and steep | |
| 陡峭 | precipitous |